Paper: How to Model the Effect of Gradient on Bicycle Traffic in Microscopic Traffic Simulation
Published Jun 22, 2022
Read the full paper which earlier this year has been presented by Guillermo Pérez Castro at TRB 2022 in Washington DC
How to model the gradient of a bicycle path has a significant impact on bicycle traffic; hence, this impact should be captured in microscopic traffic simulation.
In this paper, we investigate how to include the gradient impact in bicycle traffic simulation using Vissim. The results show that the car-based modelling approach in Vissim underestimates the effect of gradient on the speed of cyclists. Therefore, we emphasize the need for developing behavioral models designed for cyclists.