ABSTRACT
This paper presents the preliminary results of the application of a microsimulation model (VISSIM, PTV Group) to replicate the behaviour of ambulances in urban area and how different reactions of general traffic can impact on the travel time of an ambulance. The work is part of an Innovate UK collaborative funded project, namely LIfe First Emergency Traffic Control (LIFE) with the aim to develop an innovative application for an intelligent transport system that operates in real-time to enable ambulances to reach life threatening emergency cases quicker by integrating ambulance route finder applications with traffic management systems.
