Application of Roundabouts to Improve the Safety Performance on Alberta Rural Highways

The application of roundabouts has been reported to show an improved safety performance of intersections in various countries around the world. What is relatively unknown is whether or not roundabouts will provide a similar benefit considering a rural Alberta context. This paper attempts to address the suitability of installing roundabouts in a rural location with respect to improving the overall safety performance. This paper considers whether or not roundabouts are a suitable improvement option as well as identifying and discussing some of the design and operational considerations given an Alberta context. These considerations include: the appropriate design vehicle; the type of collisions mitigated; the traffic volumes accommodated; approach and circumnavigating speeds; public education and; divided and undivided highways.

• Record URL:
  http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/pdf/conf2007/s16/steel.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • STEEL, PHA
  • MCGREGOR, RV
  • DAMBERGER, M
• Conference:
  • 2007 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada: Transportation - An Economic Enabler (Les Transports: Un Levier Economique)
  • Location: Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Date: 2007-10-14 to 2007-10-17
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 19 p.
• Monograph Title: 2007 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada: Transportation - An Economic Enabler

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Design; Highways; Roundabouts; Rural areas; Safety
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01098833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: May 7 2008 10:00AM