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Flower Roundabouts And Double-Lane Roundabouts: A Comparative Performance Analysis
Archives of Civil Engineering, 2014 In the paper, a choice criterion between flower roundabouts and double-lane roundabouts is proposed, focusing on operational benefits that can derive from one scheme over the other, and outlining a general framework for benefit-cost analysis. In order to
Giuffrè O. +4 more
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Evaluating safety effectiveness of roundabouts in Abu Dhabi
IATSS Research, 2018 With more than 460 roundabouts located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, it is imperative to evaluate the safety benefits provided by those roundabouts.
Essam Dabbour
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A safety analysis of roundabouts and turbo roundabouts based on Petri nets [PDF]
Traffic Injury Prevention, 2019 Objective: In this work, a roundabout and a turbo roundabout model are compared and previous modeling with continuous Petri nets and safety are analyzed through indicators of complexity. Petri nets are a graphic and mathematical representation that allow a faithful modeling of urban systems.
Jesus Balado +2 more
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THE ROAD SAFETY AT TURBO ROUNDABOUTS IN POLAND [PDF]
Archives of Transport, 2015 There are to two groups of turbo roundabouts used currently in Poland. The first group is turbo roundabouts with geometry and traffic organization designed following the model of Dutch turbo roundabouts with raised lane dividers. The other group is turbo
Elżbieta Macioszek
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ROUNDABOUTS AS AESTHETIC ROAD SOLUTIONS FOR ORGANIZING LANDSCAPES [PDF]
Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport, 2022 In the transportation systems are different types of intersections. Among them, roundabouts are considered the safest solution. The application of roundabouts is conditioned by many factors. One of them borders on area development.
Elżbieta MACIOSZEK
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EVALUATING THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF ROUNDABOUTS [PDF]
Transport Problems, 2020 The use of roundabouts is wellrecognized for sustaining an efficient and safe intersection. However, the safety results may vary based on the prevailing conditions.
Mo'ath ALSHANNAQ, Rana IMAM
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Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online), 2021 Roundabouts are very useful when flows are balanced but can have operational challenges when flows increase. Most roundabouts on arterial roadways in Ghana experience recurring congestion during peak traffic.
Kwame Kwakwa Osei +3 more
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Improving the traffic safety by converting an existing conventional multilane traffic roundabout to a look-a-like turbine roundabout (case study) [PDF]
Przegląd Komunikacyjny, 2023 : The article addresses the issue of converting existing conventional multilane roundabout to a look-a-like turbine traffic roundabout. A case has been proposed by reviewing different solutions of traffic control devices on existing conventional ...
Alicja Sołowczuk, Anna Olszewska
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BMJ, 2006 It is 2015, and what goes around has come around several times in the past 10 years. Back in 2005, Zebedee, or whoever it was who spun the magic roundabout from the Department of Health, seemed confused about the difference between change and progress. Change produced instant good-news stories but constant disruption within the health service. Progress
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ROUNDABOUTS IN JAPAN – SURVEYING, PROBLEMS AND ISSUES [PDF]
Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport, 2019 A roundabout is not a popular intersection type in Japan. Vehicular traffic at most road crossings are controlled by traffic lights. This article comments upon a survey of Japanese roundabouts along with their numerical characteristics concerning, among ...
Elżbieta MACIOSZEK
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