VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

Public Transport
It is possible to create a stop where more than one PT vehicle can have
passenger interchange at the same time. In order to do so, the stop must
be long enough to accommodate the total length of all vehicles plus
sufficient headway ahead of, between and behind each vehicle.
On a multi-lane link it is possible for PT vehicles to turn out behind another
stopping vehicle or to turn into a stop ahead of another vehicle if there is
enough space left to accommodate it completely.
If the stop is placed on a single lane link (e.g. a lay-by), a following vehicle
cannot leave before the preceding vehicle.
6.5.1.2 Properties & Options
● No.: Unique identification of the
stop.
● Name: Label or comment
● Length: Length of PT stop
● Lane: Lane position of PT stop
● At: Start position (link/connector
coordinate)
● Label: When showing labels
(names) of all PT stops (cf. VIEW -
NETWORK ELEMENTS...) this option
allows to individually switch off the
label of that stop.
● Type: Defines the placement of the stop:
- Street (= curbside stop): Directly on the selected link and lane.
- Lay-by (= bus turnout): Adjacent to the slow lane of the selected link.
For this purpose a new link with two connectors is created
automatically and the stop is placed on the new link. Furthermore two
pairs of priority rules are created in order to model the right-of-way
for the PT vehicle to turn back on the main road.
● Generate platform edge: Optionally, area(s) of the polygon type serving
as a platform edge can be created additionally for either type of stop. An
automatically created platform edge follows the user-defined link course.
With a width of 2m it is placed directly next to the PT stop. Select the
appropriate position(s) due to the direction of traffic.
The options left and right can be checked simultaneously, if
passengers may board/alight on both sides.
Subsequent changes to the properties of the pedestrian area are not
necessary, since all area attributes are set automatically. The area name
contains stop number and side (Platform edge PT stop No. (side)) and
will not automatically be adjusted if the platform edge area is allocated to
another stop later on.
User Manual © PTV AG 2011 245