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## MODERN ROUNDABOUTS
## BENEFITS
FEWER
FATALITIES
## SAFER THAN SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS1
UP TO 75%
FEWER POTENTIAL COLLISION POINTS
UP TO 76%
FEWER INJURIES
UP TO 35%
FEWER TOTAL NUMBER OF CRASHES
UP TO 40%
FEWER PEDESTRIAN / BICYCLE CRASHES
## MORE EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW
30-50% INCREASE
in traffic capacity
SOURCE: FHWA & FDOT
LESS DELAY
waiting at the intersection
## ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW
while maintaining slow speeds
REDUCED NEED
for turn lanes
TRAFFIC CALMING
AESTHETICALLY
PLEASING LANDSCAPE
REDUCED LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL COSTS
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