In a mini-review Kerner (2013) it has been shown that classical traffic flow theories and
models failed to explain empirical traffic breakdown—a phase transition from metastable …

In single vehicle probe data measured on German freeways the authors have revealed free
flow→ synchronised flow→ free flow transitions that occur before traffic breakdown at a …

Ramp metering has been found to improve traffic conditions on the freeway mainline by
breaking the platoons of ramp vehicles minimizing turbulence at the merge locations. The …

This paper investigates the effect of geometric and operational features on freeway merge
capacity by analyzing prebreakdown flow rates and using nonparametric and parametric …

Based on a study of probe vehicle data measured on different highways during different
days we have revealed some common empirical microscopic characteristic features of …

At a metered on-ramp, a vehicle queue will be formed in front of the ramp meter when on-
ramp demand exceeds the ramp-metering capacity. It is therefore important to provide …

This paper describes the development of a breakdown probability model for a long-term
work zone in a suburban area. It was found that the Gompertz distribution best describes the …

A brief historical overview of empirical and theoretical investigations of vehicular traffic in
traffic and transportation networks is presented. This critical overview is based on a …

Bis heute stellt die plötzliche Entstehung der Strukturen von gestautem Verkehr eine große
Gefahr für Fahrer und Fahrzeug dar: Dieses gilt vor allem für das Auffahren auf ein …

Traffic breakdown is almost daily observed in traffic networks of any industrial country of the
world. As already emphasized in the book introduction (Sect. 1.1), traffic breakdown is a …