Heterogeneous Pedestrian Traffic Flow Modelling at Signalised Intersections

  • Huiling Zhang Transportation School, Chongqing Jiaotong University
  • Bangshun Xi Transportation School, Chongqing Jiaotong University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v34i2.3829
Keywords: pedestrian, pedestrian traffic flow models, pedestrian heterogeneity, signalised intersections, pedestrian flow

Abstract

Different types of pedestrians exhibit different speed characteristics and heterogeneity. In the case of mixed pedestrian flow at signalised intersections, pedestrian traffic flow modelling is important in research of the con-ditions at signalised intersections and the evaluation of services for pedestrians. The characteristics of pedestri-an traffic flow at signalised intersections were investi-gated in this study against the background of pedestrian heterogeneity using videos of pedestrians crossing three signalised intersections in Chongqing recorded in a field survey. The pedestrian walking speeds were manually ex-tracted from the videos and used as the data basis for dis-tinguishing pedestrian heterogeneity. The walking speed data of three types (young, middle-aged, and elderly) of pedestrians at different pedestrian flows were obtained by using a microsimulation software. Based on this, a pe-destrian traffic flow model for mixed-type pedestrians at signalised intersections was established and verified by actual cases. In comparison with the HCM model, the model outperforms the HCM model overall in practical applications, indicating its strong applicability and reli-ability.

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2022-03-31
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Zhang H, Xi B. Heterogeneous Pedestrian Traffic Flow Modelling at Signalised Intersections. Promet [Internet]. 2022Mar.31 [cited 2024Apr.19];34(2):165-77. Available from: https://traffic.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/3829
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