===== PAGE 1 ===== ## MODERN ROUNDABOUTS ## BENEFITS
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FEWER FATALITIES ## SAFER THAN SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS1 UP TO 75%
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FEWER POTENTIAL COLLISION POINTS
UP TO 76%
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FEWER INJURIES
UP TO 35%
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FEWER TOTAL NUMBER OF CRASHES
UP TO 40%
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FEWER PEDESTRIAN / BICYCLE CRASHES ## MORE EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW
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30-50% INCREASE in traffic capacity
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SOURCE: FHWA & FDOT LESS DELAY waiting at the intersection
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## ADDITIONAL BENEFITS IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW while maintaining slow speeds
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REDUCED NEED for turn lanes
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TRAFFIC CALMING
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AESTHETICALLY PLEASING LANDSCAPE
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REDUCED LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL COSTS
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1When roundabouts are warranted
TRADITIONAL INTERSECTION 32 CONFLICTS
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MODERN ROUNDABOUT 8 CONFLICTS
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POTENTIAL VEHICLE COLLISION POIN A modern roundabout eliminates head-on and high-speed right-angle collisions COMMON TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS IN A ROUNDABOUT
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