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Safety Elements of Modern Roundabout ProWalk/ProBike September 8, 2004 Michael M. Moule, PE, PTOE

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Safety Elements of Modern Roundabout. ProWalk/ProBike September 8, 2004 Michael M. Moule, PE, PTOE. Weaver Blvd @ UNC-Asheville Main Entrance. Crash Statistics - The Netherlands. Crash reductions by mode at intersections converted to roundabouts. Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Safety Elements of Modern Roundabout

Safety Elements ofModern Roundabout

ProWalk/ProBike

September 8, 2004

Michael M. Moule, PE, PTOE

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Weaver Blvd @ UNC-Asheville Main Entrance

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Crash Statistics - The Netherlands

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

Crash reductions by mode at intersections converted to roundabouts

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Intersection Size Affects Safety

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Motor Vehicle Conflict Points

4-way intersection Roundabout

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Motor Vehicle Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

32 total conflicts 8 total conflicts

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Motor Vehicle Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

32 total conflicts 8 total conflicts

8 merging conflicts 4 merging conflicts

8 diverging conflicts 4 diverging conflicts

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Motor Vehicle Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

32 total conflicts 8 total conflicts

8 merging conflicts 4 merging conflicts

8 diverging conflicts 4 diverging conflicts

16 crossing conflicts 0 crossing conflicts

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Motor Vehicle Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

32 total conflicts 8 total conflicts

8 merging conflicts 4 merging conflicts

8 diverging conflicts 4 diverging conflicts

16 crossing conflicts 0 crossing conflicts

High Speed,High Angle Crashes

Low speed, Low angle crashes

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Pedestrian Conflict Points

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Peds threatened from afar by high-speed Red Light Runners

Red lights

Ped threatened from behind by left-turning vehicle

Ped threatened from behind by right-turning vehicle

Ped threatened by vehicle turning right on red

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Pedestrian Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

16 conflicts 8 conflicts

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Pedestrian Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

16 conflicts 8 conflicts

High Speed Crashes Low speed crashes

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Speed & Pedestrian Crash Severity

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Pedestrian Crash StatisticsGreat Britain

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Bicycle Conflict Points4-way Intersection

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

Conflicts in common with motor vehicles

Conflicts unique to bicycles

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Bicycle Conflict PointsRoundabout

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide Bicyclist traveling as a pedestrian

Bicyclist traveling as a vehicle

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Bicycle Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

Left turn: 8 veh. conficts Left turn: 5 veh. conficts

Left turn: 2 ped conflicts Left turn: 2 ped conflicts

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Bicycle Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

Left turn: 8 veh. conficts Left turn: 5 veh. conficts

Left turn: 2 ped conflicts Left turn: 2 ped conflicts

Through: 6 veh. conflcts Through: 4 veh. conflcts

Through: 2 ped conflicts Through: 2 ped conflicts

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Bicycle Conflict Points

4-way intersection

4-way Intersection Roundabout

Left turn: 8 veh. conficts Left turn: 5 veh. conficts

Left turn: 2 ped conflicts Left turn: 2 ped conflicts

Through: 6 veh. conflcts Through: 4 veh. conflcts

Through: 2 ped conflicts Through: 2 ped conflicts

High Speed,High Angle Crashes

Low speed, Low angle crashes

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Bicycle Crash StatisticsGreat Britain

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

Crashes per million trips

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Crash Statistics - France

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Crash percentage per type of user - France

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

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Crash Statistics - The Netherlands

Source: FHWA Roundabout Guide

Crash reductions by mode at intersections converted to roundabouts

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“No design can be made idiot proof.”

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Questions?

Michael M. Moule, PE, [email protected]

(813) 221-5223www.livablestreetsinc.com