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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2015-01-01

发表刊物：JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY & SECURITY

收录刊物：SSCI

卷号：7

期号：4

页面范围：324-344

ISSN号：1943-9962

关键字：elderly driver; gap acceptance; left turn; correlated binary model

摘要：This article describes an investigation of possible differences in elderly drivers' gap acceptance behavior from other drivers when making left turns across oncoming traffic at unsignalized intersections. Elderly and other drivers were observed turning left at two unsignalized intersections with different speed limits of major roads. Statistical analyses were used to identify whether older drivers choose different gaps for left turns. Results indicated that drivers older than age 70 were different from drivers younger than age 35 and drivers age 55 to 69 in gap selection and female drivers different from male drivers. Finally, traffic simulations were run in VISSIM to determine how age differences in gap acceptance impact traffic operations. Results showed significant differences in the delay time, the number of stops per vehicle, and the total delay time of the network for drivers older than age 70 and other drivers under the same traffic conditions.