Route choice in pedestrians: determinants for initial choices and revising decisions.

ABSTRACT: In moving pedestrian crowds, the distribution of individuals over different available routes emerges from the decisions of individuals that may be influenced by the actions of others. Understanding this phenomenon not only is important for research into collective behaviour, but also has practical applications for building safety and event management. Here, we study the mechanisms underlying pedestrian route choice, focusing on how time-independent information, such as path lengths, and time-dependent information, such as queue lengths, affect both initial decisions and subsequent changes in route choices. We address these questions using experiments with nearly 140 volunteers and an individual-based model for route choice. Crucially, we consider a wide range of route choice scenarios. We

SUBMITTER: Liao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5332561 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature