Modeling and Predicting Stochastic Merging Behaviors at Freeway On-Ramp Bottlenecks

Figure 3

An example of a merging process at LA.

(a) The trajectories of merging Vehicle 1618 and its surrounding vehicles (the red line represents the vehicle on the acceleration lane, while the black line represents the vehicle on the shoulder lane)

(b) The calculation of Vehicle 1618’s rejected gaps and accepted gap