Research Article
Evaluation of Ramp Metering Impacts on Travel Time Reliability and Traffic Operations through Simulation
Table 2
Calibrated lane change parameters.
| | | Default | Freeway | Diverge | Merge | Weave |
| | General Behavior | Free Lane selection | Free Lane selection | Free Lane selection | Free Lane selection | Free Lane selection | | Max. Deceleration (ft./s2): | | | | | | | Own | -13.12 | -13.12 | -13.12 | -13.12 | -13.12 | | Trailing Vehicle | -9.84 | -9.84 | -9.84 | -9.84 | -12.00 | | -1 ft./s2 per distance (ft.): | | | | | | | Own | 100 | 300 | 200 | 300 | 400 | | Trailing Vehicle | 100 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 400 | | Accepted deceleration: | | | | | | | Own | -3.28 | -3.00 | -3.00 | -4.50 | -4.50 | | Trailing Vehicle | -3.28 | -2.25 | -3.00 | -3.00 | -4.50 | | Waiting before diffusion (s) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | | Min. headway (front/rear) | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | | Safety distance reduction factor | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.7 | 0.45 | 0.4 | | Max. deceleration for cooperative braking (ft./s2) | -9.84 | -9.84 | -16.00 | -18.00 | -18.00 | | Advanced Merging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Cooperative lane change: | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Max. speed difference | 1.84 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | | Max. collision time | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
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