Evaluating the Effect of Road Surface Potholes Using a Microscopic Traffic Model
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Abstract
Road surface wear leads to the formation of cracks and holes known as potholes. Potholes disrupt the smooth flow of traffic and can lead to accidents. The Intelligent Driver (ID) model is commonly employed but it assumes uniform traffic behavior for all conditions. This oversimplified approach is unrealistic as it does not consider the impact of real-world factors such as potholes on traffic patterns. This paper proposes a microscopic traffic model to address the impact of these road surface irregularities on traffic. The effect of small, medium, and large conical potholes is investigated using fundamental diagrams for traffic flow and velocity. The results obtained indicate that the proposed model outperforms the ID model as it can more accurately characterize how potholes and driver sensitivity affect vehicle behavior.
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OpenAlex topics: Traffic control and management · Traffic and Road Safety · Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
Department of Computer System Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
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