@article{ref1,
title="The influence of individual differences on diverging behavior at the weaving sections of an urban expressway",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Zheng, Zhanji and Xiang, Qiaojun and Gu, Xin and Ma, Yongfeng and Zheng, Kangkang",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="e25-e25",
abstract="Urban expressway weaving sections suffer from a high crash risk in urban transportation systems. Studying driving behavior is an important approach to solve  safety and efficiency issues at expressway weaving sections. This study aimed to  investigate the influence of drivers' individual differences on diverging behavior  at expressway weaving sections. First, a k-means cluster analysis of 650  questionnaires was performed, to classify drivers into three categories: aggressive,  conservative and normal. Then, the driving behavior of 45 drivers from the three  categories was recorded in a driving simulator and analyzed by an analysis of  variance. The results show that different types of drivers have different driving  behaviors at weaving sections. Aggressive drivers have a higher mean speed and mean  longitudinal deceleration, followed by normal and conservative drivers. Significant  differences in the range of lane-change positions were found between 100, 150 and  200 m of weaving length for the same type of drivers, and the duration of weaving  for aggressive drivers was significantly smaller than for normal and conservative  drivers. A significant correlation was found between lane-change position and  weaving duration. These results can help traffic engineers to propose effective  control strategies for different types of drivers, to improve the safety of weaving  sections.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18010025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010025"
}