Abstract:This dissertation investigates the effects of information on drivers' route choice behavior, the adaptation processes of drivers receiving information and the effects of learning on information use and advice compliance. A simulation experiment was conducted which puts subjects into a simulated travel environment which includes the availability of Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS). Subjects were required to make route choice decisions for 20 sequential travel days while being provided with varying levels of transportation information. A fractional factorial experimental design was utilized to collect data which can be used to test for the main and interaction effects of information levels and individual characteristics. Models of route choice and information use are specified and model parameters estimated. This dissertation will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavioral relationships involved with individuals' route choice and information use and the potential for ATIS to affect individual behaviors.

Note:Ph.D. Dissertation