Defining link behavior types for links and connectors

You can use the link behavior type to assign a vehicle class specific driving behavior to a link or connector. This means that, by default, the driving behavior of this link behavior type applies on all lanes of this link or connector. You can assign an individual link behavior type to each lane of a link or connector. Vehicles using a lane assigned to a link behavior type will take this link behavior type into account.

Example:

You define a new link behavior type Slow lane rule in conurbations and assign it the corresponding default driving behavior Slow lane rule (motorized). Then in the coupled list Driving behavior, you restrict the link behavior type Slow lane rule in conurbations to the vehicle class Bus. You assign this link behavior type to the lane of the links or connectors on which the driving behavior shall apply for the Bus vehicle class. For the other lanes of these links or connectors, either the default lane behavior type or another lane behavior type that has been assigned to these lane shall continue to apply.

Note: When you open a network file of a Vissim version that is older than Vissim 5.0, the following steps are automatically carried out:

The link types defined are used to generate link behavior types and display types that are then assigned to links.
Connectors are assigned the link behavior type and display type of their origin link.

Defining a link behavior type

1. On the Base Data menu, click > Link Behavior Types.

The list Link Behavior Types opens. Some link behavior types can be predefined, for example:

Urban (motorized)
Slow lane rule (motorized)
Outside of city (free lane selection)
Footpath (no interaction)
Cycle path (free overtaking)

Note: Defined Vissim licenses can be limited to a maximum of two link behavior types.

By default, you can edit the list (Using lists).

Note: In lists, you can use the Attribute selection icon to show and hide attribute values (Selecting attributes and subattributes for columns of a list).

2. In the list, on the toolbar, click the Add button .

A new row with default data is inserted.

3. Enter the desired values.

Element	Description
No	Unique number of the link behavior type
Name	Identification of the link behavior type
DrivBehavDef	Default driving behavior: driving behavior parameter set for driving class for the link behavior type. The vehicle classes whose vehicles use the links of the type, can be allocated different parameter sets (Defining driving behavior in a driving behavior parameter set).

Showing and editing dependent objects as relation

The attribute and attribute values of this network object type are shown in the list on the left, which consists of two coupled lists.

1. In the list on the left, click the desired entry.

The list on the right contains attributes and attribute values of network objects, and/or base data allocated to the network object selected in the list on the left (Using coupled lists):

VehClass: Vehicle class for which the selected driving behavior applies on the link, connector or lane
Driving behavior: For the vehicle classes of your choice, select a driving behavior that differs from the default driving behavior

2. On the list toolbar, in the Relations list, click the desired entry.

3. Enter the desired data.

The data is allocated.

4. Assign the desired link behavior type to links, connectors and/or lanes.

Superordinate topic:

Base data for simulation