A method was proposed to estimate vehicle-to-vehicle travel time variability (TTV) at the link and network levels of the entire freeway network. Standard deviation (SD) of travel time rate (TTR) was selected for the TTV. Models estimating the TTV were developed through a Tobit model using a left-censored limit. For the analysis of impact factors on TTV including day-to-day, the model included various types of variables: density, occupancy, traffic flow, link lengths, lane count, speed limits, rainfall amount, crash indicator, weekend indicator, and holiday indicator. According to the exploration and modeling results, TTR and its SD (vehicle-to-vehicle and day-to-day) have a statistical positive significant relationship at the link and network levels. Furthermore, it was confirmed that there is network fundamental diagram (NFD) at the network level. According to the modeling results, an increase in the number of lanes and speed limits, and crash occurrence, raises vehicle-to-vehicle and day-to-day TTV. However, TTV decreases if the link length is long. A high rainfall amount would reduce vehicle-to-vehicle TTV, but raise day-to-day TTV. Weekends and holidays increase vehicle-to-vehicle TTV but diminish day-to-day TTV. Finally, a linear regression model between TTV and TTR at the network level was developed. Through the relationship between the linear regression model and NFD, it is possible to develop new traffic management strategies and algorithms optimizing the vehicle-to-vehicle TTV at the network level. The developed vehicle-to-vehicle TTV models can be applied to validate the mobility improvement potential of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication applications on a segment, corridor, and regional scale.


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    Title :

    Method for Estimating Vehicle-to-Vehicle Travel Time Variability Models at the Link and Network Levels of Freeways/Expressways through Censoring Mechanism


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2019-04-04




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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