Effect of number of stop-&-gos experienced on the route choice behaviour of car drivers

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Contributors

  • N. Saxena - , University of New South Wales (Author)
  • T. H. Rashidi - , University of New South Wales (Author)
  • V. V. Dixit - , University of New South Wales (Author)
  • S. T. Waller - , University of New South Wales (Author)

Abstract

Stop-&-go (S&G) waves are prevalent in congested traffic conditions and are characterised by cyclic patterns of forced deceleration followed by acceleration. These waves lead to an escalated level of frustration among drivers which further influences their physiological characteristics. This study tests the hypothesis that an increase in the number of S&Gs on a route increases its disutility for the driver. A stated choice experiment was designed to study the route choice behaviour of participants who drive regularly by car. A random parameter error component logit model is used to evaluate the willingness to pay (WTP) measures among the presented attributes. Results show a statistically significant WTP measure for the trade-off between travel time and the number of S&Gs. This study expands the literature on the route choice behaviour of drivers to aid the decision-making of transportation planners, in particular on problems relating to network design, management, operation and planning.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-454
Number of pages20
JournalTransportmetrica : A, Transport Science
Volume15
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2019
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-2939-2090/work/141543757

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Keywords

  • driver route choice, random parameter error component logit model, stated choice experiment, Stop-&-go waves