title: Effect of looking at the car that follows in an optimal velocity model of traffic flow.
abstract: An extension of an optimal velocity model is proposed. In the new model, a driver looks at the following car as well as the preceding car. We introduce an additional optimal velocity function that depends on the headway of the following car. We investigate the effect of looking back at the car that follows and show that this extension effectively stabilizes the traffic flow.
authors.affiliation: Gifu Keizai University, Ohgaki, Gifu 503-8550, Japan. g44153g@cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasebe