Choice and Experience of the Movement Route

The standard assumption in both static and dynamic models is that pedestrians will make logical choices based on the shortest time or distance regarding the route that they follow. This approach ignores the fact that perceived time is not identical to clock time, that humans are not logical beings and that they are also influenced by factors such as congestion, crowding, available height, aesthetic quality and the presence of amenities. These factors may help to explain the discrepancies between predicted and observed actual congestion during large scale possessions at Amsterdam Central Station in 2012.