Waiting Tolerance: Ramp Delay vs. Freeway Congestion

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Waiting Tolerance: Ramp Delay vs. Freeway Congestion

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2006

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Waiting tolerance at ramp meters and travel time on the freeway were measured using a computer administered stated preference (CASP) survey and a virtual experience stated preference (VESP) method employing a driving simulator.The selections varied in the number of minutes waiting at a ramp meter with vehicle speed once on the freeway. The subjects ranked the selections in order of preference. The results were statistically analyzed using a binary logit model controlling for demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, daily travel time, and personality scores.The results by the CASP method displayed a preference for freeway congestion to ramp delay, but opposite results were obtained by the VESP method. A number of reasons are posited to explain the difference, but the results indicate that method of stated preference data collection can significantly affect conclusions drawn.

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http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.trf.2005.08.003

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Levinson, David, Kathleen Harder, John Bloomfield, Kathy Carlson (2006) Waiting Tolerance: Ramp Delay vs. Freeway Congestion. Transportation Research part F 9(1) 1-13.

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Levinson, David M; Harder, Kathleen; Bloomfield, John; Carlson, Kathy. (2006). Waiting Tolerance: Ramp Delay vs. Freeway Congestion. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.trf.2005.08.003.

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