THE IMPACT ON ACCIDENTS AND DRIVER BEHAVIOUR OF CONCENTRIC LANE-MARKINGS IN SMALL ROUNDABOUTS

The impact of concentric lane-markings on vehicle deflection, speed and accidents has been investigated for 5 selected roundabouts in Tyne and Wear. An analysis of Stats 19 accident data at and around the selected roundabouts before and after the implementation of the markings fails to indicate that a significant reduction in the accident rate resulted from this traffic management measure. The evidence presented here also fails to support the notion that the markings cause drivers going straight ahead to deflect more, although there does appear to be some reduction in speed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Yee, WCKO
  • Bell, MGH
• Publication Date: 1986-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 255-262
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Behavior; Drivers; Impact studies; Road markings; Traffic circles; Traffic crashes; Traffic lanes
• Old TRIS Terms: Concentric markings; Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00603445
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 972
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM