Highways Agency Report

             Shelfmark: SSR/TRL/MIS7
       Personal author: Brown M E
                 Title: State of the art review: the design of roundabouts
             Publisher: Transport Research Laboratory, 1993
  Physical description: 227p., ill., charst
                 Price: Unpriced
       Notes - general: In a comprehensive review of roundabouts, it could be
                        beneficial to look at their origins.  The conventions
                        or rules of use, are as important as the layout.  The
                        history of roundabouts shows that those conventions
                        must be conveyed by clear signs and warnings, and by
                        the indications implicit in the layout.  If this is
                        done well, then drivers will respond logically,
                        including moderating their speed, and readily learn to
                        exploit the junction, often exceeding previous
                        expaectance of capacity.  The layout will also be safe
                        if the arrangement induces the necessary decisions and
                        manoeuves to be made at a speed within the average
                        human capacity.
               Keyword: Roundabout
               Keyword: Road Design
 TRL MISCELLANEOUS REPORT
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