TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - Highway ramp merging examined by simulation
JO  - Australian road research
A1  - Salter, RJ
A1  - El-Hanna, FIH
SP  - 30
EP  - 39
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - The paper describes field observations at a ramp merging situation and the subsequent computer modelling of the operation of a typical yield and hesitate entrance ramp and also a ramp-merging control system. The gap acceptance mode of control was studied and compared to the uncontrolled condition. Criteria for comparison included: the numbers of vehicles merging with the motorway stream without delay; the average time spent by ramp vehicles on the acceleration lane; and the average speed of motorway vehicles on the acceleration lane; and the average speed of motorway vehicles at the end of the simulated section. On these criteria, gap acceptance control was found to be more effective than the uncontrolled condition.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0005-0164
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -