Research Article

Influence of Large Vehicles on the Speed of Expressway Traffic Flow

Table 5

: Model prediction of the average speed of passenger cars in G65.

No.LOSMixing rate (%)Hourly volume (veh/h)Average speed of passenger carsModel 1HCM model
Forecast valueRelative error (%)Forecast valueRelative error (%)

1A0.3025.7866105.6107.61.8912013.64
20.3328.9983105.5107.31.7112013.74
30.3323.7988102.9107.84.7612016.62
40.3412.01030108.8109.20.3712010.29

5B0.3821.8126698.698.90.3012021.67
60.3915.31478100.3101.20.9012019.64
70.5511.1204896.4101.45.19117.822.24
80.5011.21895100.9101.40.50119.017.97
90.549.91942100.2101.91.70119.118.89
100.487.31976101.6103.01.38119.617.70

11C, D0.5710.5208395.891.2-4.80117.822.97
120.658.4223797.392.2-5.24117.420.71
130.688.6234395.192.1-3.15116.022.00
140.753.9271593.995.51.70115.623.13
150.845.2286788.794.36.31111.425.54
Average absolute relative error2.6619.12