Journal
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART B-METHODOLOGICAL
Volume 40, Issue 10, Pages 937-944Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2006.03.002
Keywords
two-lane rural roads; kinematic wave model; moving bottlenecks
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A macroscopic theory for predicting the operation on two-lane, two-way roads is proposed. In this theory, the interaction between fast and slow vehicles obeys Newell's kinematic wave theory of moving bottlenecks. Calibration is not required as all parameters are fully observable. Closed-form expressions for the capacity, average speed, percent time spent following and overtaking rates are proposed and the biases of current practice are identified. Comparisons between the proposed theory and empirical data are also included. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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