Improving Safety for People Walking and Biking at Roundabouts

Roundabouts have been shown to significantly improve safety overall, though the safety of vulnerable road users (e.g., pedestrians, bicyclists) in this context has been under researched. The proposed research will evaluate interactions between drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists at roundabouts across the state. A series of field studies will examine differences in driver behavior, including yielding and speed selection, at both entrances and exits of roundabouts with a variety of design and traffic characteristics. The results will provide critical guidance to MnDOT towards designing roundabouts that accommodate the needs of all users.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $108011
• Contract Numbers:

  1036336 WO#11

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Local Road Research Board

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St. Paul, Minnesota  United States  55155-1899
• Principal Investigators:

  Savolainen, Peter

• Start Date: 20230616
• Expected Completion Date: 20250630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Cyclists; Driving behavior; Highway design; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Pedestrians; Roundabouts; Safety; Speed; Walking; Yielding
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01886063
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1036336 WO#11
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 27 2023 3:37PM