[1] Yan Xingchen, He Peng, Chen Jun, Ye Xiaofei, et al. Relationship between number of passing eventsand operating parameters in mixed bicycle traffic [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2015, 31 (3): 418-423. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2015.03.021]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

31

Issue:

2015 3

Page:

418-423

Research Field:

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Publishing date:

2015-09-20

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Title:

Relationship between number of passing eventsand operating parameters in mixed bicycle traffic

Author(s):

Yan Xingchen¹;  He Peng¹;  Chen Jun¹;  Ye Xiaofei²;  Liu Qingchao¹

¹School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
²School of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China

Keywords:

mixed bicycle traffic;  passing events;  traffic operating parameters;  correlation analysis

PACS:

U491.2

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2015.03.021

Abstract:

This paper investigates the passing events between electric bicycles and conventional bicycles and explores the relationships between passing events and traffic parameters in bicycle facilities. Three exclusive bicycle paths in Nanjing, China, were observed with cameras. Then, the field data including vehicle number, velocity characteristics and passing event features were analyzed in detail. Data analysis and fitting reveal that the speed difference has little impact on the passing event number, as does the bicycle ratio. The Gaussian function can better describe the relationship between the passing event number and bicycle volume(density). The valid use level of bicycle path width influences the inflexion of the passing events-density fitting curve. The conclusions can be applied for estimating the passing events in mixed bicycle flows and for choosing a suitable width of separate bicycle path.

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Memo:

Biographies: Yan Xingchen(1987—), male, graduate; Chen Jun(corresponding author), male, doctor, professor, chenjun@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation items: The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51238008, 51408322).
Citation: Yan Xingchen, He Peng, Chen Jun, et al. Relationship between number of passing events and operating parameters in mixed bicycle traffic[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2015, 31(3):418-423.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2015.03.021]

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