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Explaining variation in safety performance of roundabouts.

Stijn Daniels¹, Tom Brijs, Erik Nuyts

¹Hasselt University, Transportation Research Institute, Wetenschapspark 5 bus 6, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. stijn.daniels@uhasselt.be

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Roundabout safety varies, with cycle lanes performing worse than cycle paths. A safety in numbers effect benefits cyclists and moped riders, but vulnerable road users face higher crash risks at roundabouts.

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Area of Science:

Road safety engineering
Traffic analysis
Urban planning

Background:

Roundabouts generally reduce severe crashes but exhibit performance variations.
Understanding these safety differences is crucial for effective road design.

Purpose of the Study:

To explain safety performance variations in roundabouts.
To identify factors influencing crash rates using advanced risk models.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional risk models applied to crash, traffic, and geometric data.
Poisson and gamma regression techniques used due to data underdispersion.
Analysis of 90 roundabouts in Flanders, Belgium.

Main Results:

Crash rate variation is minimal, primarily driven by traffic exposure.
Vulnerable road users experience disproportionately high crash involvement.
Roundabouts with cycle lanes show poorer safety outcomes compared to those with cycle paths.

Conclusions:

Traffic volume is the main driver of crash rate variation.
Cycle lane design negatively impacts roundabout safety.
A 'safety in numbers' effect is confirmed for cyclists and moped riders, and suggested for pedestrians.