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Introduction to Roundabouts
Each year, cities receive numerous
requests to reduce the traffic congestion on their streets. Citizens
also express concerns about the safety of the streets on which they
live. In an effort to find appropriate ways to deal with these
concerns, reduce traffic congestion and improve safety, many cities have
begun considering the use of "roundabouts."
Roundabouts are used extensively
throughout Europe, and in many other places around the world, to reduce
accidents, traffic delays, fuel consumption, air pollution and
construction costs, while increasing capacity and enhancing intersection
beauty. They have been successfully used to control traffic speeds in
residential neighborhoods and are accepted as one of the safest types of
intersection design.
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