Discretionary lane-changing behavior

Discretionary lane-changing behavior: empirical validation for one realistic rule-based model

Jin, C.J. (TU Delft Transport and Planning; Southeast University)
Knoop, V.L. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Li, Dawei (Southeast University)
Meng, Ling Yu (Southeast University)
Wang, Hao (Southeast University)

2018-04-24

In this paper, we discuss the mechanisms for discretionary lane-changing behavior in traffic flow. NGSIM video data are used to check the validity of different lane-changing rules, and 373 lane changes at 4 locations in US-101 highway are analyzed. We find that the classical lane-changing rules of rule-based model cannot explain many cases in the empirical dataset. Therefore, we propose one new decision rule, comparing the position after a time horizon of several seconds without a lane-change. This rule can be described as “to have a further position within 9 seconds”. The tests on NGSIM data show that this rule can explain most (76%) of the lane-changing cases. Besides, some data when lane changes do not occur are also studied. We find that most (81%) of non-lane-changing vehicles do not fulfill the new rule. Thus, it can be considered as one sufficient and necessary condition for discretionary lane-changing.

Discretionary lane change
lane-changing model
NGSIM data
non-lane-changing vehicles
rule-based model

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:35205c17-6607-4674-8739-aeecfe5d7a48

https://doi.org/10.1080/23249935.2018.1464526

2018-10-23

2324-9935

Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 15 (2019) (2), 244–262

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© 2018 C.J. Jin, V.L. Knoop, Dawei Li, Ling Yu Meng, Hao Wang