Review and New Insights of the Car-Following Model for Road Vehicle Traffic Flow

This paper reviews the car-following model for road vehicle traffic flow, describes the advantages and disadvantages of these models including the stimulus-response model, the safety distance model namely behavior model or collision avoidance model, the psycho-physical model namely the action point model and the artificial intelligence-based model and so on; and based on the research of the effects of drivers' behavior including drivers' disturbance risk preference heterogeneity and drivers' rear view behavior depending on complex real traffic situations on traffic flow instability, which have been investigated by the authors, discusses the reality conformity of some car-following model assumptions and proposes some new insights and views about the car-following model.