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Simulation Study Of Traffic Accidents In Bidirectional Traffic Models

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  • NAJEM MOUSSA

    (Université Chouaib Doukkali, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Mathématique et Informatique, El Jadida-B. P. 20-24000, Morocco)

Abstract

Conditions for the occurrence of bidirectional collisions are developed based on the Simon–Gutowitz bidirectional traffic model. Three types of dangerous situations can occur in this model. We analyze those corresponding to head-on collision; rear-end collision and lane-changing collision. Using Monte Carlo simulations, we compute the probability of the occurrence of these collisions for different values of the oncoming cars' density. It is found that the risk of collisions is important when the density of cars in one lane is small and that of the other lane is high enough. The influence of different proportions of heavy vehicles is also studied. We found that heavy vehicles cause an important reduction of traffic flow on the home lane and provoke an increase of the risk of car accidents.

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  • Najem Moussa, 2010. "Simulation Study Of Traffic Accidents In Bidirectional Traffic Models," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(12), pages 1501-1515.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:21:y:2010:i:12:n:s0129183110016007
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183110016007
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    1. Simão, Ricardo & Wardil, Lucas, 2021. "Social dilemma in traffic with heterogeneous drivers," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 561(C).

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