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This paper investigates characteristics of the stop-and-go traffic wave that occurs frequently in congested traffic, and describes its development and evolution in time and space. Using NGSIM trajectory dataset, we investigated the relationship between the development of stop-and-go waves and lane changing events which causes deceleration of vehicles and subsequent wave growth and dissipation. Asymmetric traffic theory assuming the separation between acceleration and deceleration behavior was used as a framework for interpretation and explanation of the observed results. And, reciprocal interactions between consecutive stop-and-go waves were studied. Finally, we concluded that the characteristics of stop-and-go waves are closely related to asymmetric driving behavior.
