| Driver speed and acceleration/deceleration behaviour studies are often used in highway facility design, vehicle fuel consumption and emission studies, and traffic safety programs. This study analyzed driver behaviour in terms of speed choice and acceleration and deceleration performances using experimental data collected from real road driving in the fall of 2005. The selected test route covered the most common road classes including an urban freeway, two-lane rural highways, a rural freeway, and urban/suburban roads in Eastern Ontario. The test vehicle was equipped with a variety of instruments capable of measuring diverse operational data. Driver speed, acceleration, and deceleration behaviours on different road classes were analyzed under both free-flow and non-free-flow conditions based on the experimental data collected. Additionally, the drivers involved in this experiment were classified into three types based on their speed behaviour. The speed choice and acceleration/deceleration characteristics of the different driver types were studied and compared accordingly. |
