Modeling and Simulation of Nonmotorized Vehicles’ Dispersion at Mixed Flow Intersections

Table 3

Similarities between the dispersion of charged particles in electric fields and nonmotorized vehicles’ dispersion at intersections.

Dispersion characteristics	Dispersion of charged particle in electric field; (microscopic field)	Dispersion of non-motorized vehicles at intersections; (macroscopic space)
Dispersion and shrinkage process	Charged particles dispersing to electric boundary will shrink back to the field [41]	Go-straight non-motorized vehicles will disperse and shrink during the crossing process (Figures 9 and 10)
Dispersion intensity	Particle with higher charge quantity disperses with higher intensity since a higher repulsive force is applied to them [41]	High-speed e-bike has a stronger intension to disperse (Figure 8)
Distance among participants	The distances between charged particles increases if their speeds increase [40]	The distance between non-motorized vehicles will increase if the non-motorized vehicles’ speeds increase [46]