Fundamental Diagram of Bicycle Traffic Based on Logistic Model

Abstract

Bicycle has become one of the important commuting travel ways to residents who is living in developing countries including China. Therefore, it’s of great theoretical interest and industrial significance to study on the fundamental diagram of bicycle traffic flow. According to the operating characteristic, this paper proposes adopting logistic model to modeling the fundamental bicycle traffic flow and the method of model parameters calibration based on the maximum likelihood algorithm. This model was verified by the measured data from three sections of Hangzhou city and estimated the capacity was 2243 bikes/h/m. The fitting precision of this model was significantly improved compared to the traditional model. Based on the study mentioned above, it will provide data supporting to the application of fundamental diagram in the bicycle traffic flow field.