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Driving behavior parameters - Wiedemann 74 (w74)

Parameter Name	Default	Range (VDOT)	Range (WisDOT)	Range (OregonDOT)	Range (WSDOT)	Range (MDOT)	Range (FDOT)
$AX$: Average Standstill Distance	6.56 $ft$ 2 $m$	3.28 - 6.56	3.28 - 9.84	N/A	N/A	3.28 - 6.56	>3.28
$BX_{add}$: Additive part of safety distance	2	2.0 - 2.2	1 - 3.75	N/A	N/A	2.0 - 2.2	1 - 3.5
$BX_{mult}$: Multiplic. part of safety distance	3	2.8 - 3.3	2 - 4.75	N/A	N/A	2.8 - 3.3	2 - 4.5

Driving behavior parameters - Wiedemann 99 (w99)

Parameter Name	Default	Range (VDOT)	Range (WisDOT)	Range (OregonDOT)	Range (WSDOT)	Range (MDOT)	Range (FDOT)
$CC_0$: Standstill Distance	4.92 $ft$ 1.5 $m$	Basic: 4.5 - 5.5 Weave/Merge/Diverge: >4.92	Basic: 4.0 - 5.5 Weave/Merge/Diverge: >4.92	Basic: 4.5 - 5.5 Weave/Merge/Diverge: >4.92	Basic: 4.5 - 5.5 Weave/Merge/Diverge: >4.92	Basic: 4.5 - 5.5 Weave/Merge/Diverge: >4.92	Basic: >4 Weave/Merge/Diverge: >4.92
$CC_1$: Headway Time	0.9 $s$	Basic: 0.85 - 1.05 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 0.9 - 1.5	Basic: 0.7 - 3.0 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 0.9 - 3.0	Basic: 0.85 - 1.05 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 0.9 - 1.5	Basic: 0.85 - 1.05 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 0.9 - 1.5	Basic: 0.85 - 1.05 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 0.8 - 1.5	Basic: 0.7 - 3 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 0.9 - 3
$CC_2$: Following Variation	13.12 $ft$ 4 $m$	Basic: 6.56 - 22.97 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 13.12 - 39.37	Basic: 6.56 - 22.97 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 13.12 - 39.37	Basic: 6.56 - 22.97 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 13.12 - 39.37	Basic: 6.56 - 22.97 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 13.12 - 39.37	Basic: 6.56 - 22.97 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 13.12 - 39.37	Basic: 6.56 - 22.97 Weave/Merge/Diverge: 13.12 - 39.37
$CC_3$: Threshold for Entering "Following"	-8	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default
$CC_4$: Negative "Following" Threshold	-0.35	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default
$CC_5$: Positive "Following" Threshold	0.35	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default
$CC_6$: Speed Dependency of Oscillation	11.44	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default
$CC_7$: Oscillation Acceleration	0.82 $ft/s^2$ 0.25 $m/s^2$	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default
$CC_8$: Standstill Acceleration	11.48 $ft/s^2$ 3.5 $m/s^2$	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default
$CC_9$: Acceleration at 80km/h	4.92 $ft/s^2$ 1.5 $m/s^2$	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default	Use default