The effect of speed reduction on congestion: a microsimulation analysis

Bart Elbers; Eric C. van Berkum

The effect of speed reduction on congestion: a microsimulation analysis

Bart Elbers, Eric C. van Berkum

Faculty of Engineering Technology

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Abstract

Reducing speed in and upstream of a bottleneck is believed to reduce the probability of breakdown and increase capacity. The FOSIM microsimulation model was applied to simulate the effects of reduced speed limits. A single on-ramp was modeled under various operating conditions. Results of the simulation experiments show that there is a trade-off between breakdown probability and queue length. Thus speed reduction creates a situation where either the probability of breakdown with a small queue length is high, or the probability of breakdown with a large queue length is small.

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Title of host publication	Solutions for today and tomorrow: proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Tranport Systems, 16-20 november 2003, Madrid, Spain (on CD-ROM)
Pages	-
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 16 Nov 2003
Event	10th World Congress on Intelligent Tranport Systems - Madrid, Spain Duration: 16 Nov 2003 → 20 Nov 2003

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Conference	10th World Congress on Intelligent Tranport Systems
Period	16/11/03 → 20/11/03
Other	16-20 November 2003

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The effect of speed reduction on congestion: a microsimulation analysis. / Elbers, Bart; van Berkum, Eric C.
Solutions for today and tomorrow: proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Tranport Systems, 16-20 november 2003, Madrid, Spain (on CD-ROM). 2003. p. -.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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