The effect of road tunnel environment on car following behaviour
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- 作者：Jian Sheng Yeung ; jsyeung1@e.ntu.edu.sg" class="auth_mail ; yeungjiansheng@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail ; Yiik Diew Wong cydwong@ntu.edu.sg" class="auth_mail
- 关键词：Car following ; Tunnel expressway ; Headways ; Time-to-collision ; Safety margin ; Traffic safety
- 刊名：Accident Analysis and Prevention
- 出版年：September 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：70
- 期：Complete
- 页码：100-109
- 全文大小：1228 K
文摘
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Car following behaviour is compared between open and tunnel expressways in Singapore.
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Effects of speed, lane, and leader type on headways in both environments are investigated.
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After controlling for the identified factors, headways in tunnels are found to larger.
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Evaluation of TTC and SM finds that traffic safety is higher in the road tunnel environment.
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Microscopic behavioural studies serve as alternatives to conventional traffic safety assessments.