Traffic Flow Characteristics When Giving Right-of-way to Right Turn Vehicle

This study proposes an idea that encourages driver's motivation to drive altruistically. We focus on an existing intersection that disturbs the throughput of upstream vehicles by right-turn vehicles waiting a gap acceptance to turn right. We investigated some scenarios that oncoming thru traffic mandatorily give a right-of-way to the right-turn vehicles to make enough time-gap for right turning. Here, it is assumed that the effects of giving a right-of-way to the right-turn vehicles are provided to a driver of approaching thru vehicle via onboard indicator. A verified traffic simulator examines the effects of prioritizing behavior on traffic flow. Numerical analysis showed that the traffic throughout in congested states was gradually improved when prioritized right-turn vehicles increases. Also, penetration of the prior right-turn vehicles is effective to mitigate not only the collision risk at the intersection but also the total CO2 emission over the arterial road.