Optimisation of parking guidance and information systems display configurations

摘要

Operators of parking guidance and information(PGI)systems oftenhave difficulty in determining the best car park availabilityinformation to present to drivers in periods of high demand. Thispaper describes a hehavioural model of parking choice incorporatingdrivers perceptions of waiting times at a car parks based on PGIsigns. This model was used to predict the influence of PGI signs onhe overall performance of the traffic system.