Hi,
I would like to use pedestrian and bicycle on the same walkway on the simulation model in VISSIM. I have already created a model on VISSIM where I input both pedestrian and bi-cycle as a pedestrian with the default walking behavior. However, the bicycle riders do not show real-world behavior like they do not overtake the pedestrian most of the time, and they move behind the pedestrian. I would like to introduce the real-world experience like bicyclist will wait a few seconds behind the pedestrian, then safely overtake. Also, the pedestrian would move closer to the edge of the sidewalk to give way for the bicyclist.
How may I do that?
I am also testing the software for modelling infrastructure shared by pedestrians and bicycles. To have a better understanding, I started with some observations made by Future Cities Laboratory (https://blogs.ethz.ch/engagingmobility/2016/07/10/how-to-model-pedestrians-and-cyclists-interactions-with-out-of-the-box-features-of-vissim/).
After that, I decided to do my master thesis and I found that the behaviour could be improved with modifications in the walking behaviour parameters. However, it is likely that the Social Force Model defined for PTV Viswalk requires some modifications too. In this moment, I have a set of parameters which apparently seems better than default values, but I do not have tools for calibrating and validating them with real data.
Hi Maria, thank you for your comment. I have visited your blog and the youtube videos. If you don't mind, may I have your email address?