Laval, Jorge A.; Daganzo, Carlos F. - In: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 40 (2006) 3, pp. 251-264
It is postulated that lane-changing vehicles create voids in traffic streams, and that these voids reduce flow. This mechanism is described with a model that tracks lane changers precisely, as particles endowed with realistic mechanical properties. The model has four easy-to-measure parameters...