Gas kinetic approach to two-dimensional traffic flow

The kinetics of cars in two-dimensional traffic flow is described in terms of Boltzmann-like gas kinetic equations. Paveri-Fontana's gas kinetic equation for one-dimensional traffic flow is extended to two-dimensional traffic. The desired velocity is taken into account in the gas kinetic equations. A discrete version of the kinetic equations is used to numerically solve the equations. The velocity distributions are calculated by a numerical method. The steady-state velocity distributions are derived numerically for different accelerations and densities. It is shown that the velocity distribution of east-bound cars deviates to the low-velocity side with increasing density of north-bound cars. It is also found that the velocity distribution deviates to the high-velocity side with increasing acceleration under the condition of constant density.