Route choice is often assessed with either a modeling technique or field observations. Field observations have historically used a variation of license plate matching. The proposed technique assesses route choice and travel time that uses an anonymous Bluetooth media access control (MAC) address sampling technique as a surrogate for license plate matching to assess route choice. The Bluetooth sampling technique was used to evaluate the impact of an unexpected bridge closure in northwest Indiana, including an assessment of the proportion of vehicles using each of four alternate routes. The Bluetooth technology also provided a means to collect travel time data for each alternate route; these observed travel times were also compared with travel time estimates obtained by route classification and link distance. In general, the route choice behavior was consistent with observed travel time estimates. The Bluetooth sampling technique is cost-effective to deploy, and although results are approximate, direct measurement of travel times and route choice is useful for public agencies to assess mobility and travel time reliability along alternate routes.


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    Title :

    Estimating Route Choice and Travel Time Reliability with Field Observations of Bluetooth Probe Vehicles


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record




    Publication date :

    2011-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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