Citation

Tang K, Nakamura H. J. East Asia Soc. Transp. Stud. 2007; 7: 2470-2485.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies)

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Abstract

The authors are currently investigating the applicability of the operation policy, commonly applied at signalized intersections in Germany, for Japanese signalized intersections. As an initial step, this study analyzed traffic characteristics and driver behavior at several typical German and Japanese intersections to understand the impacts of such policy on them. The results showed that German intersections had significantly lower starting response time (SRT) and start-up lost time (SULT), which was due to the sequence of signal indications. However, no apparent variations existed in saturation flow rate (SFR) and lost time in amber (LTA). Left turners at German intersections tended to be more aggressive in choosing suitable gaps, indicated by critical gap and 1/PET values. Moreover, longer all-red clearance interval and gap adaptive control seemed to encourage aggressive pass. Lower stop-line crossing during amber (SCA) and red light violation (RLV) rates at German intersections were attributed to multiple factors.