This paper reviews the car-following model for road vehicle traffic flow, describes the advantages and disadvantages of these models; and based on the research of the effects of drivers’ behavior including drivers’ disturbance risk preference heterogeneity and drivers’ rear view behavior depending on complex real traffic situations on traffic flow instability, which have been researched by the authors, discusses the reality conformity of some model assumptions and proposes some new insights and views about the car-following model.
Track: Transportation
Published in: 5th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Publisher: IEOM Society International
Date of Conference: March 3
-5
, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-9855497-2-5
ISSN/E-ISSN: 2169-8767