INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS AND COLLECTIVE EFFECTS IN A SIMULATED TRAFFIC SYSTEM.

Hani S. Mahmassani; Gang Len Chang; Robert Herman

doi:10.1287/trsc.20.4.258

INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS AND COLLECTIVE EFFECTS IN A SIMULATED TRAFFIC SYSTEM.

Hani S. Mahmassani^*, Gang Len Chang, Robert Herman

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

This paper presents an experimental approach involving real commuters, whereby a traffic simulation model is used to predict congestion patterns under given departure distributions resulting from the actual decisions of the individual participants. These decisions are updated daily, in response to information on prior system performance predicted by the simulation model. The results of this experiment are described in this paper, with emphasis on the system's evolution and dynamic properties, particularly convergence. In addition, concentration and congestion patterns as well as the associated travel time variability are addressed. Initial insights into the processes underlying user behavior in this system are also presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	258-271
Number of pages	14
Journal	Transportation Science
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.20.4.258
State	Published - Jan 1 1986

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Transportation

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Mahmassani, H. S., Chang, G. L., & Herman, R. (1986). INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS AND COLLECTIVE EFFECTS IN A SIMULATED TRAFFIC SYSTEM. Transportation Science, 20(4), 258-271. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.20.4.258

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