Title :
Panel survey on drivers´ route choice behavior under travel time information
Author :
Uchida, Takashi ; Iida, Yasunori ; Nakahara, Masaaki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Transport. Eng., Kyoto Univ., Japan
fDate :
31 Aug-2 Sep 1994
Abstract :
This study intends to examine the way dynamic traffic information should be provided by observing driver response to travel time information. It aims to examine driver response to a travel time information system actually in operation. A panel survey has been conducted in order to reveal the effects of travel time information on drivers´ travel behavior. Six waves of surveys were scheduled between April 1991 and September 1993. The information system surveyed provides drivers with real time information of predicted travel times on three alternative routes by VMS (variable message sign) on the road. This paper elucidates the basic thinking behind and implementation of the surveys and outlines the results of preliminary analyses of data. Route choice models based on individual response to traffic information are also estimated
Keywords :
behavioural sciences; driver information systems; human factors; drivers´ route choice behavior; dynamic traffic information; predicted travel times; traffic information; travel time information; variable message sign; Communication system traffic control; Information systems; Real time systems; Roads; Telecommunication traffic; Time factors; Traffic control; Transportation; Vehicle dynamics; Voice mail;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 1994
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2105-7
DOI :
10.1109/VNIS.1994.396809
