Drivers

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For each vehicle generated into the network, a driver type is randomly assigned. By default, 10 driver types are included. Driver type ‘1’ corresponds to the most conservative type of driver and driver type ‘10’ corresponds to the most aggressive type of driver. The default settings are stored in the ‘DriverParms.xml’ file, which is in the ‘DataFiles_ModelParms’ folder under the program installation folder. Values specified for each driver type include: The default values can be changed under ‘Settings &#8594; Drivers’, as shown below.
 * Driver ID
 * Desired headway multiplier
 * Desired speed multiplier
 * Desired acceleration multiplier
 * Desired deceleration multiplier
 * Desired maximum speed
 * Desired speed deviation. This is the ± range that the vehicle’s speed must be within of the desired speed when the vehicle is able to travel at its desired speed.
 * The percentage of each driver type in the traffic stream, which must total to 100%.