Federal, state, and local agencies have identified increased intersection safety as an achievable objective in their campaigns for safer highways. Roundabouts could reduce the number of fatal and severe crashes. Roundabouts have been successful in Europe and Australia in both urban and rural environments for decades. The documented safety benefits associated with roundabouts address numerous concerns surrounding injury crashes at intersections; however, applications of roundabouts on two-lane, high-speed (40+ mph) rural highways have not been explored to the extent that urban roundabouts have in the United States. This research conducted a safety analysis of 17 intersections on high-speed rural roadways in the United States that were converted to roundabouts. The findings show the average injury crash frequency was reduced by 84%, average injury crash rate was reduced by 89%, angle crashes were reduced by 86%, and fatal crashes were reduced by 100%.
Crash Analysis of Roundabouts at High-Speed Rural Intersections
Transportation Research Record
2009-01-01
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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