@article{ref1,
title="Traffic experiment reveals the nature of car-following",
journal="PLoS one",
year="2014",
author="Jiang, Rui and Hu, Mao-Bin and Zhang, H. M. and Gao, Zi-You and Jia, Bin and Wu, Qing-Song and Wang, Bing and Yang, Ming",
volume="9",
number="4",
pages="e94351-e94351",
abstract="As a typical self-driven many-particle system far from equilibrium, traffic flow exhibits diverse fascinating non-equilibrium phenomena, most of which are closely related to traffic flow stability and specifically the growth/dissipation pattern of disturbances. However, the traffic theories have been controversial due to a lack of precise traffic data. We have studied traffic flow from a new perspective by carrying out large-scale car-following experiment on an open road section, which overcomes the intrinsic deficiency of empirical observations. The experiment has shown clearly the nature of car-following, which runs against the traditional traffic flow theory. Simulations show that by removing the fundamental notion in the traditional car-following models and allowing the traffic state to span a two-dimensional region in velocity-spacing plane, the growth pattern of disturbances has changed qualitatively and becomes qualitatively or even quantitatively in consistent with that observed in the experiment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-6203",
doi="10.1371/journal.pone.0094351",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094351"
}