| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M79493/01 |
| Title: |
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DYNAMICS OF DRIVER ROUTE CHOICE BEHAVIOUR |
| Principal Investigator: |
Watling, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Institute for Transport Studies |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
05 January 2000 |
Ends: |
04 September 2002 |
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89,450
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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s project is a practical study of driver route choice behaviour on-street. We propose an extensive study in the city of York which attempts to study an intervention (road-works, lane-closure or similar capacity reduction) with a view to investigating how road-capacity reduction really affects a driver's choice of route. Other choice aspects such as departure time choice will also be investigated. We propose to use a combination of self-completion and direct observation surveys. The main study will take place over a number of days both before and after a capacity reducing incident and, using video and tape surveys, record the number-plates of drivers in the rush hour in this area at a large number of sites. This number plate data will be analysed to explain drivers' response to the capacity reduction. This will be complemented by a stated preference survey, to estimate responses under a wider range of situations. These data sets will be used to calibrate a network assignment model, our 'null hypothesis' being equilibrium behaviour, and our 'alternative hypothesis' various dynamic models of learning behaviour.
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk |