Abstract
This paper investigates the reliability of information on prevailing trip times on the links of a network as a basis for route choice decisions by individual drivers. It considers a type of information strategy where no attempt is made by some central controller or coordinating entity to predict what the travel times on each link would be by the time it is reached by a driver that is presently at a given location. A specially modified model combining traffic simulation and path assignment capabilities is used to analyze the reliability of the real-time information supplied to the drivers. This is accomplished by comparing the supplied travel times (at the link and path levels) to the actual trip times experienced in the network after the information has been given. Results of a series of simulation experiments under recurrent congestion conditions are discussed, illustrating the interactions between information reliability and user response.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - Society of Automotive Engineers |
| Publisher | Publ by SAE |
| Pages | 849-856 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Edition | P-253 pt 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1560911913 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1991 |
| Event | Vehicle Navigation & Information Systems Conference Proceedings Part 2 (of 2) - Dearborn, MI, USA Duration: Oct 20 1991 → Oct 23 1991 |
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| Other | Vehicle Navigation & Information Systems Conference Proceedings Part 2 (of 2) |
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| City | Dearborn, MI, USA |
| Period | 10/20/91 → 10/23/91 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
