A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF MULTI-LANE TRAFFIC FLOW. PART I, LONG HOMOGENEOUS FREEWAY SECTIONS

In this paper, the author presents a macroscopic behavioral theory of traffic dynamics for multi-lane freeways. The theory offers predictions for separate groups of lanes. A model is specified using eight observable parameters. The author discusses reversed lambda patterns, the hysteresis phenomenon, lane-specific patterns, and queued and unqueued traffic regimes.

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