Capacity Funnel Explained Using the Human-Kinetic Traffic Flow Model

We present a macroscopic traffic flow model that explicitly builds on continuous individual driving behaviour. Not only do we start from classical car-following rules (like the kind that are used in microscopic simulators), the model also explicitly accounts for the finite reaction times of drivers, anticipation behaviour, anisotropy in driver responses and the finite space requirement of drivers in the stream. Moreover we allow variations in driver psychology, which lets drivers adopt different ‘driving styles’ dependent on traffic conditions, like the presence of a merging zone.

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