Analysis of Car-Following Behaviors under Different Conditions on the Entrance Section of Cross-River and Cross-Sea Tunnels: A Case Study of Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Apparatus
2.2. Scenarios
2.3. Data Collection Procedure
- (1)
- The experiment with different weather and traffic conditions
- (2)
- The experiment with different longitudinal slopes
2.4. Participants
2.5. Car-Following Behavior Variable
- (1)
- Distance headway
- (2)
- Time headway
- (3)
- Acceleration
- (4)
- Lateral offset
- (5)
- Driver’s emergency response
3. Data Analysis and Results
3.1. The Influence of Different Conditions on Distance Headways
3.2. The Influence of Different Conditions on Time Headways
3.3. The Influence of Different Conditions on Drivers’ Acceleration Behavior
3.4. The Influence of Different Conditions on Lateral Offset
3.5. The Influence of Different Conditions on Driver’s Emergency Response Time
3.6. The Influence of Different Slopes on Driving Behaviors
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Traffic | Free Flow | Congested Flow | Jam Flow | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Weather | ||||
sunny weather | sunny-free | sunny-congested | sunny-jam | |
rainy weather | rainy-free | rainy-congested | rainy-jam | |
snowy weather | snowy-free | snowy-congested | snowy-jam |
Weather Condition | Rainfall Coefficient | Snowfall Coefficient | Adhesion Reduction Coefficient | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Inside the Tunnel | Outside the Tunnel | |||
sunny weather | - | - | 1.00 | 1.00 |
rainy weather | 0.6 | - | 1.00 | 0.60 |
snowy weather | - | 0.45 | 1.00 | 0.45 |
Traffic Condition | Speed (km/h) | Number | Significance |
---|---|---|---|
congested | 19.27 | 838 | 0.0068 ** |
jam | 40.85 | 513 |
Classification | Variable | Unit |
---|---|---|
System Variable | Time | s |
road variable | Road abscissa | m |
Road angle | ° | |
Road Id/Lane Id | - | |
Lane type | - | |
Intersection Id | - | |
vehicle variable | Speed/X/Y | km·h−1 |
Acceleration/X/Y | m·s−2 | |
Lane gap/Road gap | m | |
Yaw speed | (°)·s−1 | |
Yaw acceleration | (°)·s−2 | |
Car Spacing | m | |
Speed Difference | km·h−1 | |
Driver Operation Data | Steering at steering rack | ° |
Steering wheel speed | (°)·s−1 | |
Gas pedal | - | |
Brake pedal force | daN |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.000 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.005 ** |
Congested < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
rainy | 0.000 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.008 ** |
Congested < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
snowy | 0.000 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.022 ** |
Congested < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.000 ** |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.000 ** | - | 0.023 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.315 |
Congested < Free | - | 0.171 | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.036 ** | ||||
rainy | 0.000 ** | - | 0.009 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.903 |
Congested < Free | - | 0.007 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.014 ** | ||||
snowy | 0.000 ** | - | 0.002 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.186 |
Congested < Free | - | 0.177 | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.003 ** |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.302 | 0.042 ** | - | Jam < Congested | 0.431 | - |
Congested < Free | 0.014 ** | - | ||||
Jam < Free | 0.089 * | - | ||||
rainy | 0.170 | 0.232 | - | - | - | - |
snowy | 0.186 | 0.349 | - | - | - | - |
Traffic Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
Jam | 0.502 | 0.090 * | - | sunny < rainy | 0.047 ** | - |
snowy < rainy | 0.355 | - | ||||
sunny < snowy | 0.281 | - | ||||
Congested | 0.237 | 0.346 | - | - | - | - |
Free | 0.966 | 0.712 | - | - | - | - |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.000 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.000 ** |
Congested < Free | 0.035 ** | |||||
Jam < Free | 0.000 ** | |||||
rainy | 0.000 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.000 ** |
Congested < Free | 0.233 | |||||
Jam < Free | 0.000 ** | |||||
snowy | 0.000 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.000 ** |
Congested < Free | 0.031 ** | |||||
Jam < Free | 0.000 ** |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.171 | 0.000 ** | - | Jam < Congested | 0.000 ** | - |
Congested < Free | 0.351 | - | ||||
Jam < Free | 0.000 ** | - | ||||
rainy | 0.004 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.000 ** |
Congested < Free | - | 0.778 | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.030 ** | ||||
snowy | 0.001 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.000 ** |
Congested < Free | - | 0.027 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.004 ** |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.019 ** | - | 0.006 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.612 |
Congested < Free | - | 0.036 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.004 ** | ||||
rainy | 0.001 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.683 |
Congested < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
snowy | 0.294 | 0.000 ** | - | Jam < Congested | 0.862 | - |
Congested < Free | 0.000 ** | - | ||||
Jam < Free | 0.000 ** | - |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.036 ** | - | 0.002 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.913 |
Congested <Free | - | 0.008 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.002 ** | ||||
rainy | 0.988 | 0.000 ** | - | Jam < Congested | 0.980 | - |
Congested <Free | 0.000 ** | - | ||||
Jam < Free | 0.000 ** | - | ||||
snowy | 0.443 | 0.001 ** | - | Jam < Congested | 0.663 | - |
Congested <Free | 0.002 ** | - | ||||
Jam < Free | 0.001 ** | - |
Weather Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
sunny | 0.015 ** | - | 0.000 ** | Jam < Congested | - | 0.961 |
Congested < Free | - | 0.000 ** | ||||
Jam < Free | - | 0.001 ** | ||||
rainy | 0.822 | 0.009 ** | - | Jam < Congested | 0.930 | - |
Congested < Free | 0.009 ** | - | ||||
Jam < Free | 0.007 ** | - | ||||
snowy | 0.658 | 0.000 ** | - | Jam < Congested | 0.713 | - |
Congested < Free | 0.000 ** | - | ||||
Jam < Free | 0.000 ** | - |
Traffic Condition | Variance Homogeneity Test | Mean Test | Post-Hoc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA | Welch ANOVA | Comparison Item | LSD | Games-Howell | ||
Jam | 0.133 | 0.250 | - | - | - | - |
Congested | 0.012 ** | - | 0.031 ** | sunny < rainy | - | 0.070 * |
snowy < rainy | - | 0.699 | ||||
sunny < snowy | - | 0.124 | ||||
Free | 0.768 | 0.117 | - | - | - | - |
Variables | SS | df | MS | F Value | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speed | Variance between groups | 580.186 | 6 | 96.697 | 8.889 | 1.198 × 10−8 |
Intraclass variance | 2284.424 | 210 | 10.878 | |||
Lateral offset | Variance between groups | 0.744 | 6 | 0.124 | 1.77 | 0.106 |
Intraclass variance | 14.695 | 210 | 0.069 |
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Zhang, T.; Chen, F.; Huang, Y.; Song, M.; Hu, X. Analysis of Car-Following Behaviors under Different Conditions on the Entrance Section of Cross-River and Cross-Sea Tunnels: A Case Study of Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11975. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911975
Zhang T, Chen F, Huang Y, Song M, Hu X. Analysis of Car-Following Behaviors under Different Conditions on the Entrance Section of Cross-River and Cross-Sea Tunnels: A Case Study of Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):11975. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911975
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Ting, Feng Chen, Yadi Huang, Mingtao Song, and Xiao Hu. 2022. "Analysis of Car-Following Behaviors under Different Conditions on the Entrance Section of Cross-River and Cross-Sea Tunnels: A Case Study of Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 11975. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911975