We have previously shown in an abstract simulation (Gershenson, 2005) that self-organizing traffic lights can improve greatly traffic flow for any density. In this paper, we extend these results to a realistic setting, implementing self-organizing traffic lights in an advanced traffic simulator using real data from a Brussels avenue. On average, for different traffic densities, travel waiting t...

In control of urban traffic systems, synchronization of traffic lights is one of the measures used to improve the throughput, as it allows vehicles to pass an arterial without stop. Classical approaches are off-line, top-down planned and centralized. Moreover, they are inflexible since they cannot cope with dynamic changes in the traffic flow or depend too much on communication. This paper desc...

Objectives: To propose a novel technique to halt vehicles at the signals before stop line of zebra crossing and allow pedestrians cross road safely. Methods: An advanced automated signal controlling system is developed using controller, various sensors, devices. The bollards are one important parts our system. It used crossing. raised during red phase lowered green phase. Different sensors such...

Traffic congestion in urban environment is one of the most critical issue for drivers and city planners both efficiency reasons. lights are main tools used to regulate traffic by diverting between different paths. Rational drivers, turn, react light duration evaluating their options and, if necessary, changing direction order reach destination quicker. In this paper, we introduce a macroscopic ...

The development of pedestrian signal lights made it a promising information center to distribute assist safe road crossing and provide “controlled engagement” improve waiting experience. To determine what types display, this study surveyed 555 pedestrians on frequency their existing activities while at red light preference several based results structured interview. Pedestrian reported 14 activ...

This work presents an algorithm for the optimization of urban traffic flow that computes the vehicle routes and traffic lights timing in real time. The optimization procedure uses a genetic algorithm whose fitness function consists of a high-level Petri net model of the urban traffic flow, which simulation results in the fitness value to be used. The outcome of this work is the optimization of ...

Research shows that placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia can be induced through observational learning. Our aim was to replicate and extend these results by studying the influence of the type and colour of stimuli used as placebos on the placebo effects induced by observational learning. Three experimental and two control groups were tested. All participants received pain stimuli of the sa...

The paper proposed a model for estimating waiting endurance times of electric two-wheelers at signalized intersections using survival analysis method. Waiting duration times were collected by video cameras and they were assigned as censored and uncensored data to distinguish between normal crossing and red-light running behavior. A Cox proportional hazard model was introduced, and variables rev...

Due to the presence of various traffic calming measures (TCM) and lights in urban areas, speed vehicles is maintained low. Nevertheless, a problem arises frontier between non-urban areas because drivers must adapt their behavior new conditions. This risk becomes even greater rural roads that penetrate small villages without bypass with short segment, since do not normally down these segments. V...