Evaluating the effect of road surface potholes using a microscopic traffic model
Date
2023
Authors
Ali, Faryal
Khan, Zawar Hussain
Khattak, Khurram Shehzad
Gulliver, Thomas Aaron
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Publisher
Applied Sciences
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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Keywords
potholes, microscopic traffic, acceleration exponent, intelligent driver model
Citation
Ali, F., Khan, Z. H., Khattak, K. S., & Gulliver, T. A. (2023). Evaluating the effect of road surface potholes using a microscopic traffic model. Applied Sciences, 13(15), 8677. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13158677