Evaluation of the GHR car following model for traffic safety studies
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23/09/2012
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Traffic safety studies mandate more than what existing micro-simulation models can offer as they postulate that every driver exhibits a safe behaviour. All the microscopic traffic simulation models are consisting of a car-following model and the Gazis–Herman–Rothery (GHR) car-following model is a widely used model. This paper highlights the limitations of the GHR car-following model capability to model longitudinal driving behaviour for safety study purposes. This study reviews and compares different version of the GHR model. To empower the GHR model on precise metrics reproduction a new set of car-following model parameters is offered to simulate unsafe vehicle conflicts. NGSIM vehicle trajectory data is used to evaluate the new model and short following headways and Time to Collision are employed to assess critical safety events within traffic flow. Risky events are extracted from available NGSIM data to evaluate the modified model against the generic versions of the GHR model. The results from simulation tests illustrate that the proposed model does predict the safety metrics better than the generic GHR model. Additionally it can potentially facilitate assessing and predicting traffic facilities’ safety using microscopic simulation. The new model can predict Near-miss rear-end crashes. |
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ARRB Group Ltd |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/53995/1/Bevrani.pdf http://www.arrb.com.au/ARRB-Conferences/Conference.aspx?id=3 Bevrani, Kaveh, Chung, Edward, & Miska, Marc (2012) Evaluation of the GHR car following model for traffic safety studies. In Proceedings of the 25th ARRB Conference, ARRB Group Ltd, Perth, W. A., pp. 1-11. |
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Copyright 2012 please consult the authors |
Fonte |
School of Civil Engineering & Built Environment; Science & Engineering Faculty; Smart Transport Research Centre |
Palavras-Chave | #090507 Transport Engineering #120000 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN #Gazis–Herman–Rothery (GHR) #car-following model #vehicle trajectory data #short following headways #Time to Collision |
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Conference Paper |