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Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Volume 2015, Article ID 794080, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/794080
Research Article

A Reliability-Based Analysis of Bicyclist Red-Light Running Behavior at Urban Intersections

Mei Huan1 and Xiaobao Yang2

1School of Economics and Management, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China
2MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

Received 15 July 2014; Revised 28 September 2014; Accepted 29 September 2014

Academic Editor: Wuhong Wang

Copyright © 2015 Mei Huan and Xiaobao Yang. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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