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MODERN ROUNDABOUTS
BENEFITS
SAFER THAN SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS1
UP TO 75% UP TO 76%
UP TO 35% UP TO 40%
FEWER
FATALITIES
FEWER POTENTIAL
COLLISION POINTS
FEWER
INJURIES
FEWER TOTAL
NUMBER OF CRASHES
FEWER PEDESTRIAN / BICYCLE CRASHES
MORE EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
30-50% INCREASE
in traffic capacity
IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW
while maintaining slow speeds
TRAFFIC CALMING $ REDUCED LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL COSTS
LESS DELAY
waiting at the intersection
REDUCED NEED
for turn lanes
AESTHETICALLY
PLEASING LANDSCAPE
1When roundabouts are warranted
TRADITIONAL INTERSECTION
32 CONFLICTS
MODERN ROUNDABOUT
8 CONFLICTS
POTENTIAL VEHICLE COLLISION POIN
A modern roundabout eliminates head-on and high-speed right-angle collisions
COMMON TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS IN A ROUNDABOUT
LPGA BOULEVARD From U.S. 92 to Williamson Boulevard
PD&E STUDY Volusia County
FPID No.: 44856-1