Research Article

Conflict Probability Prediction and Safety Assessment of Straight-Left Traffic Flow at Signalized Intersections

Table 2

Parameter calibration.

ParameterValueExplanation

D (m)3.75Lane width
M (m)21.5The length of intersection
N (m)22.5The width of intersection
A (m)0.5The width of the median
B1 (m)1.78The width of a small car
L (m)3.5The length of vehicle
m40Cell rows
n40Cell columns
Vj (km/h)12.8Average speed
S (pcu/h)1800Saturated flow rate
μ13.25Moment estimations of expectation of time headway
10.32Moment estimations of variance of time headway
μ20.294The mean of the lateral deviation of straight or turning vehicles
0.0098The variance of the lateral deviation of straight or turning vehicles