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DYNAMIC ASPECTS OF DEPARTURE-TIME CHOICE BEHAVIOR IN A COMMUTING SYSTEM: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS
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1985
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Traffic TheoryEngineeringSimulated Traffic CorridorOn-demand TransportOperations ResearchTraffic ManagementSystems EngineeringLogisticsDecision TheoryTransportation EngineeringIndifference BandBehavioral EconomicsTransportation PlanningRoute ChoiceBusinessTraffic ModelMultimodal Travel BehaviorTransportation ResearchUrban CommutersTransport Modelling
The day-to-day dynamics of departure-time decisions of urban commuters and the underlying behavioral mechanisms determining user responses to dynamically varying time-dependent congestion patterns are addressed. A conceptual model is presented incorporating the boundedly-rational notion of an indifference band of tolerable schedule delay. The results of an experiment involving real commuters interacting daily within a simulated traffic corridor are examined, with particular emphasis on the dynamics of user behavior.