[sumo-user] changing lanes while turning and merging at the last minute

[Albert Jeans <ajeans2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have one lane making a turn into either of two lanes. However, when one of the two destination lanes is filled with vehicles, the turning vehicle does not always turn into the unoccupied lane but instead waits for the full lane to clear. Does that mean vehicles cannot change lanes once they've reached a junction?

In the opposite situation, I have two single lanes merging together to form a single two lane road which later splits again (left and right). In real life,  drivers try to get into their proper lane as soon as possible rather than go further down the road and try an cut into the queue. SUMO often does the latter, and when that's difficult, that vehicle blocks traffic behind it, or even ends up in the wrong lane and gets stuck.

Can either of these two lane changing behaviors be modified by changing some parameters?

Thanks,

Albert Jeans