NDLI: Simulation study after traffic flow quality near toll-lane merging areas

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Author	Minderhoud, M.M. Hansen, I.A.
Copyright Year	2002
Description	Author affiliation: Transp. Planning & Traffic Eng. Sect., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands (Minderhoud, M.M.; Hansen, I.A.)
Abstract	This paper deals with the traffic engineering aspects of the concept of toll-lanes without grade-separated access/egress lanes in metropolitan areas, where motorways - in general - are characterized by a lot of discontinuities. Toll-lanes are projected with the purpose to offer a congestion-free lane for drivers who are willing to pay for the use of such a facility and a high level of service. A simulation study has been performed in order to assess the impacts of advanced driver support systems on the longitudinal and lateral performance near a motorway segment with a toll-lane situated in the median lane and traffic merging to an off-ramp. The conducted simulations varied in the level of toll-lane use, merging proportion, and system penetration in the vehicle fleet. Results from the simulations show the performance benefits of centralized distance control (CDC) for vehicles entering the merging zone. Negative Impacts on throughput were found with the application of an intelligent speed adopter (ISA) with a speed limit of 90 km/h in the merging zone. The combination of the two systems showed small improvements compared with the do-nothing case. The findings show that the application of toll-lanes in combination with advanced driver support systems odd some additional longitudinal and lateral capacity to the main roadway.
Starting Page	651
Ending Page	656
File Size	468744
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780373898
DOI	10.1109/ITSC.2002.1041295
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2002-09-06
Publisher Place	Singapore
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Traffic control Merging Vehicles Throughput Telecommunication traffic Urban areas Costs Roads
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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