Traffic dynamics: Its impact on the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram

Literature shows that–under specific conditions–the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD) describes a crisp relationship between the average flow (production) and the average density in an entire network. The limiting condition is that traffic conditions must be homogeneous over the whole network. Recent works describe hysteresis effects: systematic deviations from the MFD as a result of loading and unloading.

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