It is interesting that despite its long-term and widespread use in China,relatively little is known about the operational characteristics of a variable approach lane(VAL)in real world.Using one month of inductive-loop...It is interesting that despite its long-term and widespread use in China,relatively little is known about the operational characteristics of a variable approach lane(VAL)in real world.Using one month of inductive-loop detector data at ten dynamic approaches(intersection approaches with dynamic lane assignment)from different intersections in Hangzhou,China,this paper presents the results of a study materializing the flow characteristics of variable approach lanes by comparing them with adjacent normal-flow lanes under various operating conditions.The effectiveness of the results was examined in a case-control analysis by integrating 12 fixed approaches(without variable lane)as benchmark.It was found that the difference or similarity of flow rate between the variable lane and the normally-flowing lane differs under a variety of traffic volume,time-of-day,modeof-operation,and overhead lane-use guidance sign(OHS)location conditions.The study also revealed that while naturally there may be a difference in the flow rates between referencing lanes at fixed approaches,the flow difference percentage(FDP)at dynamic approaches is significantly higher.展开更多
The rapid advancement of urban transportation in modern China has driven urban economic developments.However,the progressively congested traffic conditions have affected the productivity and daily life of the people.T...The rapid advancement of urban transportation in modern China has driven urban economic developments.However,the progressively congested traffic conditions have affected the productivity and daily life of the people.To mitigate the congestion problem,necessary road designs should be implemented along the highways,for example highway interchanges.The application of highway interchanges in past cases have proven to effectively avoid traffic flow conflicts,reduce highway traffic congestion,and reduce traffic accidents,this is conducive to ensuring the safety and efficiency of the highway.In order to improve the safety and convenience of urban road traffic,this paper analyzes the strategy of using interchange ramp route designs for highway traffic.展开更多
基金supported by“Pioneer”and“Leading Goose”R&D Program of Zhejiang Province of China(No.2022C01042)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China(Nos.LGF21E080002 and LR23E080002)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.72361137006)the Alibaba-Zhejiang University Joint Research Institute of Frontier Technologies.
文摘It is interesting that despite its long-term and widespread use in China,relatively little is known about the operational characteristics of a variable approach lane(VAL)in real world.Using one month of inductive-loop detector data at ten dynamic approaches(intersection approaches with dynamic lane assignment)from different intersections in Hangzhou,China,this paper presents the results of a study materializing the flow characteristics of variable approach lanes by comparing them with adjacent normal-flow lanes under various operating conditions.The effectiveness of the results was examined in a case-control analysis by integrating 12 fixed approaches(without variable lane)as benchmark.It was found that the difference or similarity of flow rate between the variable lane and the normally-flowing lane differs under a variety of traffic volume,time-of-day,modeof-operation,and overhead lane-use guidance sign(OHS)location conditions.The study also revealed that while naturally there may be a difference in the flow rates between referencing lanes at fixed approaches,the flow difference percentage(FDP)at dynamic approaches is significantly higher.
文摘The rapid advancement of urban transportation in modern China has driven urban economic developments.However,the progressively congested traffic conditions have affected the productivity and daily life of the people.To mitigate the congestion problem,necessary road designs should be implemented along the highways,for example highway interchanges.The application of highway interchanges in past cases have proven to effectively avoid traffic flow conflicts,reduce highway traffic congestion,and reduce traffic accidents,this is conducive to ensuring the safety and efficiency of the highway.In order to improve the safety and convenience of urban road traffic,this paper analyzes the strategy of using interchange ramp route designs for highway traffic.
