title: Game theory model of traffic participants within amber time at signalized intersection.
abstract: The traffic light scheme is composed of red, green, and amber lights, and it has been defined clearly for the traffic access of red and green lights; however, the definition of that for the amber light is indistinct, which leads to the appearance of uncertainty factors and serious traffic conflicts during the amber light. At present, the traffic administrations are faced with the decision of whether to forbid passing or not during the amber light in the cities of China. On one hand, it will go against the purpose of setting amber lights if forbidding passing; on the other hand, it may lead to a mess of traffic flow running if not. And meanwhile the drivers are faced with the decision of passing the intersection or stopping during the amber light as well. So the decision-making behavior of traffic administrations and drivers can be converted into a double game model. And through quantification of their earnings in different choice conditions, the optimum decision-making plan under specific conditions could be solved via the Nash equilibrium solution concept. Thus the results will provide a basis for the formulation of the traffic management strategy.
authors.affiliation: School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
authors.forename: Chuanyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Automobile Service Engineering, Zhejiang Traffic Technician College, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Mo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D004779:Environment Design; D005716:Game Theory; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D011482:Protective Devices; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013997:Time Factors