Interplay of behavior and traffic dynamics at U-turn slots

Authors

  • Ivan M. Fenis ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Damian N. Dailisan ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • May Lim ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6529-7998

Abstract

Driver behavior often complicates the modeling of U-turns slots. Using a modified Nagel-Schreckenberg model for paired U-turn slots, we simulate traffic at different conditions by varying the inflow rate pin and outflow rate pout, and for different probabilities pu that a car that is entering the system will make a U-turn. We observe that congestion cascades from the inner lane to the adjacent lane due to the insistence in making a U-turn despite the presence of a long queue. We found transition points pu* on when this congestion occurs. The minimum obtained value is pu*=0.25± 0.05 which appears at high pin and pout. The results of our study can be a potential guide to designing U-turn slots while considering the traffic volume of vehicles that will make a U-turn.

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Article ID

SPP-2019-PB-22

Section

Poster Session PB

Published

2019-05-21

How to Cite

[1]
IM Fenis, DN Dailisan, and M Lim, Interplay of behavior and traffic dynamics at U-turn slots, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 37, SPP-2019-PB-22 (2019). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2019-PB-22.