VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

7 Simulation of Pedestrians
Signal-
Controlled
Junctions
Conflict
Areas
After creating a pedestrian
link (B), the user can (in
Signal head mode, defined
signal group required)
define signal heads (1+2)
on corresponding links as
for vehicles:
► left-click to select link,
► right-click to create
signal head.
A pedestrian signal head is always directed:
► From one side it can always be passed by pedestrians.
► From the other side it can be either open or closed (depending on the
dynamic state of the corresponding signal group: red & amber = closed,
all other states = open).
The dynamic state (red, green) of the signal head is linked to the dynamic
state of the signal group that the signal head belongs to.
Define separate signal heads on both opposing links to handle pedestrians
from both directions (upstream and downstream).
The direction of the signal head corresponds to the direction of the link.
Instead of the vehicle classes’ listbox a pedestrians classes’ listbox will
appear for a signal head located on a pedestrian link.
A pedestrian will consider the signal head if and only if his pedestrian type is
element of one of the selected pedestrian classes in the dialog.
After creating a pedestrian
link (B), the user can (in
Conflict area mode) define a
conflict area where
pedestrian link and vehicle
link intersect:
► left-click on the conflict
position to create a
passive conflict area
(yellow: 1+2+3+4),
► right-click on the conflict
area to toggle the right
of way as for vehicles.
The conflict area dialog for so-called mixed conflict areas is the same as for
conflicts between vehicle flows.
The conflict areas will be created on both opposing directions of pedestrian
links. They always have the same right of way (pedestrians either have the
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