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Slower vehicle speeds (under 30 mph) means less severe crashes

Roundabouts : Safer for Vehicles. Slower vehicle speeds (under 30 mph) means less severe crashes 90% reduction in fatalities, 76% reduction in injury crashes 75% fewer vehicle conflict points Elimination of crossing conflicts prevents right-angle and left turn crashes.

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Slower vehicle speeds (under 30 mph) means less severe crashes

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  1. Roundabouts: Safer for Vehicles • Slower vehicle speeds (under 30 mph) means less severe crashes • 90% reduction in fatalities, 76% reduction in injury crashes • 75% fewer vehicle conflict points • Elimination of crossing conflicts prevents right-angle and left turn crashes U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

  2. Roundabouts: Safer for Pedestrians • Slower vehicle speeds (under 30 mph) reduces fatalities in pedestrian crashes • 30-40% reduction in pedestrian crashes • Pedestrians cross only one lane of traffic at a time • Gap identification is easier as conflicting vehicles arrive from only one direction U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

  3. LEVEL OF SERVICE • Intersections are classified using a term known as ‘Level of Service’. • ‘Level of Service’ defines the amount of delay the average vehicle will encounter during • Peak hour travel time through the intersection, and is defined below: Womack Road at Vermack Road ‘Level of Service’

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