Pedestrians who cross streets during the red-man phase of traffic light signals expose themselves to safety and health hazards and hence are considered to be at risk. Pedestrians’ street-crossing behavior is in general the outcome of interaction between pedestrians and vehicles: the gaps...

A fast constrained recursive identification (CRI) algorithm is proposed to estimate intersection origin-destination (O-D) matrices dynamically. The basic idea of the CRI algorithm is to estimate intersection O-D matrices based on equality-constrained optimization and then to adjust them by...

The key factor that complicates statistical inference for an origin-destination (O-D) matrix is that the problem per se is usually highly underspecified, with a large number of unknown entries but many fewer observations available for the estimation. In this paper, we investigate statistical...

This paper investigates the recursive estimation of vehicular speed using the information provided by a single inductance loop detector (ILD). A statistical model for space-mean speed measured by an ILD is developed, upon which a Bayesian analysis is carried out to estimate vehicular speed. This...

The multinomial logit model in discrete choice analysis is widely used in transport research. It has long been known that the Gumbel distribution forms the basis of the multinomial logit model. Although the Gumbel distribution is a good approximation in some applications such as route choice...

For the purposes of both traffic-light control and the design of roadway layouts, it is important to understand pedestrian street-crossing behavior because it is not only crucial for improving pedestrian safety but also helps to optimize vehicle flow. This paper explores the mechanism of...

A dual-loop detector consists of two connected single-loop detectors placed several feet apart. Compared with a single-loop detector, it is able to provide more useful information on traffic flow with a higher precision. In this paper we investigate statistical inference for vehicle speed and...