Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and Escalator
In order to overcome the subjectivity of existing pedestrian route choice models, an alternative choice model is presented based on the utility equation. It is composed of several indirectly objective characteristic variables, including the height, length, and width of interlayer facilities; speed o...
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| description | In order to overcome the subjectivity of existing pedestrian route choice models, an alternative choice model is presented based on the utility equation. It is composed of several indirectly objective characteristic variables, including the height, length, and width of interlayer facilities; speed of automated facilities; and carry-on luggage. Considering the scene that pedestrians choose between the stairs or escalators, an extended binary logit model is developed. Calibration and validation of the model are accomplished by using the data collected in four typical passenger transfer stations in Beijing, China. The results show that the proposed model has an average accuracy of 86.56% in bidirection for predicting pedestrians’ behavior. An interesting phenomenon can be found that the length of facility has poorer impact than height on pedestrians’ route choice behavior. Some quantitative and irradiative conclusions have been illustrated on the relationship between the selection probability and the variables, which is expected to be valuable for extracting the implicit theoretical mechanism of passenger choice behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e4887a1ab4f412eacbd9bba9ca98c2d2025-08-20T03:36:41ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/965305965305Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and EscalatorQian Li0Changxu Ji1Limin Jia2Yong Qin3School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaIn order to overcome the subjectivity of existing pedestrian route choice models, an alternative choice model is presented based on the utility equation. It is composed of several indirectly objective characteristic variables, including the height, length, and width of interlayer facilities; speed of automated facilities; and carry-on luggage. Considering the scene that pedestrians choose between the stairs or escalators, an extended binary logit model is developed. Calibration and validation of the model are accomplished by using the data collected in four typical passenger transfer stations in Beijing, China. The results show that the proposed model has an average accuracy of 86.56% in bidirection for predicting pedestrians’ behavior. An interesting phenomenon can be found that the length of facility has poorer impact than height on pedestrians’ route choice behavior. Some quantitative and irradiative conclusions have been illustrated on the relationship between the selection probability and the variables, which is expected to be valuable for extracting the implicit theoretical mechanism of passenger choice behavior.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965305 |
| spellingShingle | Qian Li Changxu Ji Limin Jia Yong Qin Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and Escalator Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
| title | Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and Escalator |
| title_full | Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and Escalator |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and Escalator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and Escalator |
| title_short | Effect of Height on Pedestrian Route Choice between Stairs and Escalator |
| title_sort | effect of height on pedestrian route choice between stairs and escalator |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965305 |
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