Dynamic Interactions between Commuters’ Mode Choice Behaviour and Integrated Traveller Information

  • Meng Meng Centre for Infrastructure Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
  • Abdul Ahad Memon IVES (International Vision for Engineering Solutions)
  • Yiik Diew Wong Centre for Infrastructure Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
  • Soi Hoi Lam Transportation Infrastructure Office, Macao S.A.R., China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v27i6.1658
Keywords: integrated multimodal traveller information, mode choice, traffic simulation, switch propensity,

Abstract

A commuter’s mode choice decision in response to provided traveller information is directly dependent on the temporal and spatial interactions between the available travel modes, the network performance and control schemes, and the supplied traveller information. A self-developed simulation model – Intelligent Network Simulation Model (INSIM) – was employed to simulate travel scenarios in a multimodal transportation network. A set of experiments was designed to analyse and evaluate the influence of traffic information on commuter’s mode choice, using a medium-sized area in Singapore. Simulation results showed that the private-to-public mode switch propensity bears a strong and direct relation with amount of disseminated integrated multimodal traveller information (IMTI) as well as timeliness of information update. Other influential factors include degrees of accessibility and compliance to IMTI, and congestion-related events such as accidents.

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Meng Meng, Centre for Infrastructure Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
Meng Meng: Ph.D, Research Fellow, Centre for Infrastructure Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore. Email: mengm@ntu.edu.sg
Abdul Ahad Memon, IVES (International Vision for Engineering Solutions)

Abdul Ahad Memon: Ph.D, Business Development and Technical Director, IVES (International Vision for Engineering Solutions), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Email: ab_ahad@emirates.net.ae

Yiik Diew Wong, Centre for Infrastructure Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
Yiik Diew Wong: Ph.D, Associate Professor, Centre for Infrastructure Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore. Email: cydwong@ntu.edu.sg
Soi Hoi Lam, Transportation Infrastructure Office, Macao S.A.R., China

Soi Hoi Lam: Ph.D, Technical Consultant, Transportation Infrastructure Office, Macao S.A.R., China; formerly Associate Professor, Centre for Infrastructure Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore. Email: soihoi.lam@gmail.com

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2015-12-17
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Meng M, Memon AA, Wong YD, Lam SH. Dynamic Interactions between Commuters’ Mode Choice Behaviour and Integrated Traveller Information. Promet [Internet]. 2015Dec.17 [cited 2024Apr.20];27(6):485-9. Available from: https://traffic.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/1658
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Vol 27 No 6 (2015)
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