Route Choice: Wayfinding in Transport Networks

Route Choice: Wayfinding in Transport Networks
Author: P.H. Bovy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9400906331

With the ever increasing number of opportunities, in every aspect of modem life, making choices becomes part of our daily routine. It is thus only natural that social scientists have started to study human choice behavior. Early efforts focused on modeling aggregate choice patterns of home buyers, shoppers, travelers, and others. Later studies, aiming to achieve more realistic results, have concentrated on simula ting disaggregate behavior. The most recent approach in choice research is the so-called Discrete Choice Modeling. It is a front-line area mainly in contemporary transportation, geography, and behavioral research. It focuses on individuals' decision-making processes regarding the choice of destinations, modes, departure times, and routes. Considerable research has been done on identifying and quantify ing the general rules governing the individuals' choice behavior, but to the best of our knowledge there is no single book that solely deals with route choice. The study of travelers' route choice in networks is primarily oriented towards gaining insight into their spatial choice behavior. How do people choose routes in a network, what do they know, what do they look for, which road characteristics playa role? On the basis of this information it is possible to design quantitative models aimed at predicting the use of routes dependent on the characteristics of the routes, those of the surrounding environment, and those of the travelers. In this way, traffic flows in the network can be calculated and the network performance can be evaluated.

Human Behaviour and Traffic Networks

Human Behaviour and Traffic Networks
Author: Michael Schreckenberg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3662078090

How do people behave in different traffic situations? Are there general laws for mathematical modelling of decision dynamics? The answers, given at the first international workshop on "Human Behaviour in Traffic Networks", are presented in this volume. In 13 articles, well-known experts report about their current work on experiments and modelling in this area. The topics range from psychological behaviour in traffic situations, traffic simulations of various aspects and market analysis to experiments with human participants used in experimental economics. The articles filled with many illustrations are aimed at interested students as well as experts in this field.

Interface and Transport Dynamics

Interface and Transport Dynamics
Author: Heike Emmerich
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2003-09-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540403678

An overview of the recent progress of research in computational physics and materials science. Particular topics are modelling of traffic flow and complex multi-scale solidification phenomena. The sections introduce novel research results of experts from a considerable diversity of disciplines such as physics, mathematical and computational modelling, nonlinear dynamics, materials sciences, statistical mechanics and foundry technique. The book intends to create a comprehensive and coherent image of the current research status and illustrates new simulation results of transport and interface dynamics by high resolution graphics. Various possible perspectives are formulated for future activities. Special emphasis is laid on exchanging experiences concerning numerical tools and on the bridging of the scales as is necessary in a variety of scientific and engineering applications. An interesting possibility along this line was the coupling of different computational approaches leading to hybrid simulations.

Dynamics of Route Choice Behavior Considering Traveler Experience

Dynamics of Route Choice Behavior Considering Traveler Experience
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 17
Release: 1991
Genre:
ISBN:

Drivers route choice behavior depend on their individual experience which has been accumulated through daily travel. They should predict travel times of alternative routes using preceding days' perceived traffic conditions, and then choose routes. This study is to analyze the dynamics of route choice behavior through laboratory-like experiments that repeatedly ask the participants for a hypothetical route choice and travel time prediction. The analysis considers the case where a pool of travelers depart from a given origin to a single destinaiton connected by two parallel alternative routes, and traffic conditions varying from day to day are represented by travel time.

Stated Preference Study of Long-Haul Commercial Vehicle Route Choice Behavior

Stated Preference Study of Long-Haul Commercial Vehicle Route Choice Behavior
Author: Yashar Zarrin Zadeh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN:

Highway ON-401 is among the most congested roadways in North America with a substantial mix of both passenger and commercial traffic. This trend is expected to worsen as e-commerce continues growing alongside population and economic development. Alternatively, tolled corridors such as Highway ON-407ETR have the potential to minimize congestion by re-distributing system-wide traffic and lowering negative environmental and economic impacts. Research on commercial vehicle route choice is needed to inform planners in developing strategies that balance mobility and sustainability. Potential factors developed from an exhaustive literature review are incorporated into a stated preference survey on routing decisions. The results of this survey are used to calibrate mixed multinomial logit models estimating the probability of route selection for trucks. Findings indicate heterogeneity in truck route choice where on average, they are willing to pay up to $81 (2020 CAD) to save one hour of their travel time.

Modeling of Commuters' Route Choice Behavior

Modeling of Commuters' Route Choice Behavior
Author: Anirban Pal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2004
Genre: Commuting
ISBN:

The purpose of this research is to investigate the approach of a driver in choosing a particular route from various available routes while making a road trip. Route choice depends on individual characteristics, route features, trip purpose and various other attributes involved in trip making. Route choice behavior is studied through a means of questionnaire circulated amongst the faculty, staff and students at The University of Toledo. Socio-demographic information, trip characteristics and commuters' attitude in selecting a particular route are studied through the responses from the survey. Statistical analysis is carried out to determine the effects of such attributes as the route choice behavior and the way they differ with the purpose of the trip. This study adopts the method of principle component analysis in order to group certain attributes measuring same underlying values. Mann-Whitney Test, correlation analysis, binary logistics regression and grouping techniques are used to analyze the commuter route choice behavior in detail. It is concluded from this study that individual characteristics, purpose of the trip and route attributes are the factors that affect the route choice of commuters.

Models of Commuters' Information Use and Route Choice - Initial Results Based on a Southern California Commuter Route Choice Survey

Models of Commuters' Information Use and Route Choice - Initial Results Based on a Southern California Commuter Route Choice Survey
Author: Mohamed Ahmed Abdel-Aty
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1993
Genre: Commuters
ISBN:

This paper presents a statistical analysis of commuters' route choice behavior and the influence of traffic information. The analysis is based on a 1992 computer-aided telephone interview survey of Los Angeles area morning commuters. The results underscore the important relationship between the use of traffic information and the propensity to change routes. In addition, important relationships are uncovered relating the influence that commuters' socioeconomic characteristics and the level of traffic congestion they face have on traffic information use and route- change frequency. The results' important implications for advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) development are discussed.