TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Spatial-temporal varying coefficient model for lane-changing behavior in work zone merging areas
JO  - Journal of transportation safety and security
A1  - Gan, Xiafan
A1  - Weng, Jinxian
A1  - Li, Wenwen
A1  - Han, Mengyuan
SP  - 949
EP  - 972
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
N2  - This study investigates the lane-changing behavior in work zone merging areas during the period from the time of starting a lane-changing maneuver to that of completing the lane-changing maneuver. With vehicle trajectory data from short-term work zone sites, we establish a spatial-temporal varying coefficient model considering possible spatial-varying and time-varying effects. Model results show that four factors including the longitudinal gap between the lane-changing vehicle and lead vehicle, lane-changing vehicle speed, through lane lag vehicle type and crash severity between the lane-changing vehicle and the through lane lag vehicle exhibit spatial-varying effects on the drivers' lane-changing behavior, while time-varying effects are found from the lead vehicle speed in the merge lane, crash severities of the lane-changing vehicle with regard to the lead vehicle and the through lane lead vehicle. Time-varying and spatial-varying effects from vehicle crash severities between the lane-changing vehicle and through lane vehicles suggest that lane-changing vehicles tend to take a risky merge as the elapsed time increases or when they are closer to the work zone.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1943-9962
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2020.1864075
ID  - ref1
ER  -