GENERALIZED DETERMINISTIC TRAFFIC RULES

We study a family of deterministic models for highway traffic flow whi ch generalize cellular automaton rule 184. This family is parameterize d by the speed limit m and another parameter k that represents a ''deg ree of aggressiveness'' in driving, strictly related to the distance b etween two consecutive cars. We compare two driving strategies with id entical maximum throughput: ''conservative'' driving with high speed l imit and ''aggressive'' driving with low speed limit. Those two strate gies are evaluated in terms of accident probability. We also discuss f undamental diagrams of generalized traffic rules and examine limitatio ns of maximum achievable throughput. Possible modifications of the mod el are considered.