Calibration and validation of and results from a micro-simulation model to explore drivers’ actual use of acceleration lanes
This study investigates the actual use of acceleration lanes by means of traffic micro-simulations in proximity to the convergence between the main and the secondary traffic streams. The data needed to develop the micro-simulation model were collected videotaping two acceleration lanes of an Italian highway, near the village of San Liberato. The relevant microsimulation model has been developed utilizing a commercial software, the TransModeler traffic simulation package, while the calibration and validation phases have been realized based on real-life data.