Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Vol.8 (The 9th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 2011)
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Unsteady Queue Discharge Characteristics of Shared Left-turn Lane at Signalized Intersections in Japan
*Peng CHENHideki NAKAMURAMiho ASANO
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In Japan, where vehicles travel on the left side of the road, the queue discharge rates of shared left-turn lane usually show comparable fluctuation, due to different departure characteristics of through and left-turning vehicles as well as interactions with pedestrians and bicycles. For a better evaluation of signalized intersections and then corridor performance, this study investigates stochastic queue discharge rates starting from shared left-turn lane and empirically explores its implications. Results show that efficient utilization of shared lane by through traffic can significantly improve discharge rate. At lower and higher pedestrian-bicycle volumes, discharge rates are relatively reliable. While at middle levels of pedestrian demands, more random arrivals and interactions lead to rather unstable saturation flow rate fluctuation. For the shared lane with a larger left turning radius, its discharge rates display a stable trend.

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