A comparative evaluation of the safety performance of roundabouts and traditional intersection controls

ITE Journal (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 18-25

  Nambisan, Shashi S ^a   Parimi, Venu ^b  

^a University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

INTERSECTION CONTROLS; ROUNDABOUTS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS;

INTERSECTIONS;

EID: 34047247379     PISSN: 01628178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). "Intersection Safety Brief" (2003). Accessible via www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/fourthlevel/ interbriefing/.
2. Janssen, M. "A Safety Analysis of Roundabouts in the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada." Master's thesis, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, Department of Public Administration, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 2003.
3. FHWA. Roundabouts: An Information Guide (2000). Accessible via www.tfhrc.gov/safety/00068.htm.
4. Jacquemart, G. "Modern Roundabout Practice in the United States: Synthesis of Highway Practice 264." Washington, DC, USA: National Cooperative Highway Research Program, 1998. Accessible via gulliver.trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_syn_264.pdf.
5. Frith, W.J. and D.S. Harte. "The Safety Implications of Some Control Changes at Urban Intersections." Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 18, No. 3 (1986): 183-192.
6. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. "Population and Visitors Statistics" (2002). Accessible via www.lvcva.com/press/.
7. Janssen, note 2 above.
8. Ibid.
9. Nevada Department of Transportation. "Traffic Crash Data." Prepared by the Nevada Department of Transportation Safety Engineering Division in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety, and state and local law enforcement agencies (1997-2001).
10. Janssen, note 2 above.