Studies of vehicle lane-changing dynamics and its effect on traffic efficiency, safety and environmental impact

• Published in: Physica A Vol. 467; pp. 41 - 58
• Main Authors: Li, Xiang, Sun, Jian-Qiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Lane reduction; Moving bottleneck; Traffic fuel efficiency; Traffic safety; Traffic system; Vehicle lane-changing; Traffic system; Vehicle lane-changing; Lane reduction; Moving bottleneck; Traffic fuel efficiency; Traffic safety

Drivers often change lanes on the road to maintain desired speed and to avoid slow vehicles, pedestrians, obstacles and lane closure. Understanding the effect of lane-changing on the traffic is an important topic in designing optimal traffic control systems. This paper presents a comprehensive study...