Understanding Drivers' Lane Choice Behavior at Pre-Signalized Intersections: Examining Implications for Efficiency and Applicability of Pre-Signal Use for Regular Traffic

In the face of urbanization and limited space, traffic management grapples with challenges, especially heavy left-turn volumes at signalized intersections. The pre-signal strategy, proposed by Li et al. (2014), emerges as a promising solution. It involves an additional traffic light upstream of the main intersection, creating a "sorted area"...

Controlling Spillback Effects In Multimodal Real-time Controlled Traffic Systems

When traffic demand is high and the intersection lacks throughput, oversaturated traffic phenomena occur, such as the oversaturation of a turning bay or intersection link. When such unsafe situations emerge, control strategies can be applied to handle or avoid these spillback effects. In this paper, a spillback component is designed that detects...

A data-based ex-ante assessment method for ramp metering

Combined model predictive control and parking resource allocation in urban traffic networks

Urban areas with many daily commuters often experience a reduction in traffic flow during rush hours. In some urban areas where this reduction in traffic flow occurs, there are popular destinations for leisure that have multiple large parking facilities. Vehicles searching for vacant parking spots drive at a lower vehicle speed, reducing the...

The impact of regulations for a centralised route guidance system: A simulation study to the effect of a regulated centralised congestion avoiding route guidance system with different penetration rates of automated vehicles on the Milan ring network

This study aims to quantify the impact on the traffic flow performance of different regulation strategies for a centralised route guidance system where road authorities and service providers work together in a coordinated approach. Previous research concentrates on the effect of a centralised route guidance system when every vehicle participates...

An activity-based modeling approach to assess the effects of activity-travel behavior changes and in-home activities on mobility: Estimations based on different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Area

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting corona crisis has had a profound impact on mobility in the Netherlands and in the entire world. This study aims at predicting, modeling, and analyzing changes in the activity-travel behavior of individuals in the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Area, the Netherlands, during different...

A performance indicator framework for providing data-driven services to European truckload carriers: From identification of performance indicators to framework development

The past decade has seen a rise in ability to collect, store and manage large amounts of data. With data becoming increasingly available to businesses, organizations are looking to new ways to gain insight into their activities. Acquired information can help transportation companies to cope with industry trends of expanded competition, the...

Speed limits and their effect on freeway capacity: An investigation of two lane freeway bottlenecks

In this thesis an investigation is performed into the effect of different speed limits on freeway capacity. From literature, much is known about the variety of factors that affect capacity, but the exact effect of the speed limit on capacity is not yet clear. In recent years, several speed limits changes have taken place at multiple two-lane...

Framework for Determining Impacts of Malfunctioning of DTM Systems on Traffic Flow: Development and A Case Study for the Amsterdam Region

Dynamic traffic management (DTM) plays an important role from Dutch policy perspective to prevent road congestion and has been developed from control strategies to services. Five traffic control centers, 22 different DTM systems with 35 functions and over 50,000 DTM components make up the national traffic management network in the Netherlands....

Improvement of road traffic sustainability by implementation of priority weights for trucks in predictive signalized intersection control

In the European Union Road freight transport volume is expected to grow 78% between 2000 and 2030, which results in more trucks on the road network. The worldwide estimated trend shows an increase of 150 million freight vehicles and an increase of 240 million passenger vehicles. The growth of both vehicle classes will have a major impact on the...