The effects on safety, time consumption and environment of large scale use of roundabouts in an urban area: A case study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-23

  Hydén, Christer ^a   Várhelyi, András ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emissions; Large scale urban experiment with roundabouts; Long term effects; Noise; Opinions; Road user behaviour; Safety; Speed; Time consumption

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR DRIVING; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; SWEDEN; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0009586737     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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