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WHY USE A
ROUNDABOUT?
Safety-Roundabouts have been shown to reduce fatal and injury
accidents as much as 75%. The reduction in accidents is attributed to
slower speeds and reduced number of conflict points.
Low Maintenance-Eliminates
maintenance costs associated with traffic signals which amount to
approximately $5,000 per year per intersection.
Reduced Delay-By yielding at the
entry rather than stopping and waiting for a green light, travel delay is
significantly reduced. A reduction in delay corresponds to a decrease in
fuel consumption and air pollution.
Capacity-Intersections with high
traffic volume of left turns are better handled by a roundabout than a
multi-phased traffic signal.
Aesthetics- The central island
provides an opportunity to landscape and beautify the intersection. Hence
roundabouts provide a gateway and an entry treatment to neighborhoods.
MOTORIST:
Left Turn or U-turn:
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When approaching the roundabout, you must be in the left lane unless otherwise marked on the road.
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Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
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Yield to traffic in the roundabout.
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Enter the roundabout when there is a safe gap in the traffic.
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Stay in the left lane (NEVER change lanes or stop in the roundabout).
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Use your right turn signal and exit the roundabout.
Going Straight Through Intersection:
- When approaching the roundabout you can be in either lane unless otherwise marked on the road.
- Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
- Yield to traffic in the roundabout.
- Enter the roundabout when there is a safe gap in the traffic.
- Stay in your lane (NEVER change lanes or stop in the roundabout).
- Use your right turn signal and exit the roundabout.
Right Turn:
- When approaching the roundabout, you must be in the right lane unless otherwise marked on the road.
- Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
- Yield to traffic in the roundabout.
- Enter the roundabout when there is a safe gap in the traffic.
- Stay in the right lane (NEVER change lanes or stop in the roundabout).
- Use your right turn signal and exit the roundabout.
PEDESTRIANS:
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Always use the sidewalk
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Locate the crosswalk
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Look to your left for approaching vehicles.
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When safe cross the street to the median island; it is there to provide you with a refuge between lanes.
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Look to your right for approaching vehicles.
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When safe, cross the remaining lanes of traffic.
BICYCLES:
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Approach the roundabout in the bicycle lane.
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Where the bicycle lane ends, either use the bicycle ramp up to the sidewalk, or merge with traffic.
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Bicycles using the street shall follow the same rules as motorists.
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Bicycles using the sidewalk shall follow the same rules as pedestrians.
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