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Citation

Jiang R, Hu MB, Zhang HM, Gao ZY, Jia B, Wu QS, Wang B, Yang M. PLoS One 2014; 9(4): e94351.

Affiliation

Department of Automaton, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0094351

PMID

24740284

Abstract

As a typical self-driven many-particle system far from equilibrium, traffic flow exhibits diverse fascinating non-equilibrium phenomena, most of which are closely related to traffic flow stability and specifically the growth/dissipation pattern of disturbances. However, the traffic theories have been controversial due to a lack of precise traffic data. We have studied traffic flow from a new perspective by carrying out large-scale car-following experiment on an open road section, which overcomes the intrinsic deficiency of empirical observations. The experiment has shown clearly the nature of car-following, which runs against the traditional traffic flow theory. Simulations show that by removing the fundamental notion in the traditional car-following models and allowing the traffic state to span a two-dimensional region in velocity-spacing plane, the growth pattern of disturbances has changed qualitatively and becomes qualitatively or even quantitatively in consistent with that observed in the experiment.


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