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http://dx.doi.org/10.12815/kits.2016.15.5.042

A Study on Determining the Optimal Size of Bicycle Waiting Zone under Hook-Turn Operation  

Lim, Guk-Hyun (KOTI)
Kim, Nam-Sun (Police Science Institute)
Lee, Sang-Soo (Ajou University)
Nam, Doohee (Hansung University)
Kim, Jeong-Tae (Korea Expressway Corporation)
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The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems / v.15, no.5, 2016 , pp. 42-53 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to evaluate the performance of Hook-turn operation with various sizes of bicycle waiting zone(WZ) and to determine the optimal size of bicycle WZ under various traffic and control circumstances. An extensive simulation study was performed to examine bicycle and vehicle delay trends for given experimental design. Results showed that vehicle delay was insensitive to the size of waiting zone, but bicycle delay was reduced as the size of waiting zone increased in general. The delay performance indicated a similar trend between with RTOR and without RTOR operation, but vehicle delay slightly increased and bicycle delay slightly decreased without RTOR. Regarding to optimal waiting zone size, 6 WZ was recommended for general conditions with RTOR, but 9 WZ was recommended when bicycle left-turn volume was greater than 120 v/h. 6 WZ was recommended for general conditions without RTOR, but 12 WZ was recommended when bicycle left-turn volume was greater than 90 v/h.
Keywords
hook-turn; bicycle operation; delay; waiting zone; RTOR;
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