TY  - CONF
AU  - Zhang, Jun
AU  - Mehner, Wolfgang
AU  - Andresen, Erik
AU  - Holl, Stefan
AU  - Boltes, Maik
AU  - Schadschneider, Andreas
AU  - Seyfried, Armin
TI  - Comparative Analysis of Pedestrian, Bicycle and Car Traffic Moving in Circuits
JO  - Procedia
VL  - 104
SN  - 1877-0428
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
PB  - Elsevier
M1  - FZJ-2013-06356
SP  - 1130 - 1138
PY  - 2013
AB  - In this study, we provide results of controlled experiments of single file bicycle movement on a circuit. We compare the fundamental characteristics of bicycle traffic with that of car and pedestrian traffic, which have been studied extensively in previous research under similar condition. From the comparison of the time-space diagrams of these three one-dimensional traffic flows, different states of motion (free flow state, the jammed state and stop-and-go waves) can be observed in all these systems. The fundamental diagrams are compared in two different ways. Without considering the size and free velocity of these three kinds of objects, the data points occupy different density ranges in the diagram. However, when we use the concept of scaling by considering the free velocity and size of the moving objects, the fundamental diagrams show the same structure and values. This implies that the transport properties in these three different types of single file traffic flow could be unified in a certain range by simple scaling. These results provide insights into the dynamics but also may be relevant for the improvement of mixed traffic systems.
T2  - 2nd Conference of Transportation Research Group of India
CY  - 11 Dec 2013 - 16 Dec 2013, Agra (India)
Y2  - 11 Dec 2013 - 16 Dec 2013
M2  - Agra, India
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)8 ; PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000335889700118
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.11.209
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/141156
ER  -