Effects of rainy weather on traffic accidents of a freeway using cellular automata model

• 来源期刊: 中国物理B（英文版）
• 关键词: cellular automata (CA) model freeway rainy weather rear-end sideslip
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（10）
• 页码范围: 515-526
• 页数: 12页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/10/108901

摘要

The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of rainy weather on traffic accidents of a freeway.The micro-scale driving behaviors in rainy weather and possible vehicle rear-end and sideslip accidents are analyzed.An improved CA model of two lanes one-way freeway is presented,where some vehicle accidents will occur when the necessary conditions are simultaneously satisfied.The characteristics of traffic flow under different rainfall intensities are discussed and the accident probabilities are analyzed via the simulation experiments by using variable speed limit (VSL) and incoming flow control.The results indicate that the measures are effective especially during heavy rainstorms or short-time heavy rainfall.According to different rainfall intensities,an appropriate strategy should be adopted in order to reduce the probability of vehicle accidents and enhance traffic flux as well.