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Title: Examining Statewide Public Perceptions of Roundabouts Through a Web-Based Survey
Accession Number: 01368387
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Although roundabouts have been shown to provide significant safety and operational benefits, transportation agencies frequently encounter public opposition to their use. Consequently, a better understanding of public perceptions of roundabouts is critical to allow transportation agencies to address this issue. This study involved the implementation of a statewide Web-based survey of road user perceptions as they relate to roundabouts, which resulted in a total of 11,972 responses from road users throughout Michigan. The results of this survey show that public perceptions were mixed: 38.9% strongly opposed the use of roundabouts and 30.6% strongly supported their use. Respondents who had more experience with roundabouts tended to be more supportive. Younger respondents showed the most support, and support tended to decrease consistently with age. Female drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and commercial motor vehicle drivers were all less likely to be supportive of roundabouts, whereas bicyclists were more supportive. Respondents were also asked to assess the relative safety and operational efficiency of roundabouts compared with traditional intersection configurations. Overall, 52.7% of respondents found roundabouts to be more operationally efficient, and an equal percentage found them to be less safe. The results show that the strongest indicators of roundabout support are linked to experience, making it imperative for road agencies to orient road users effectively to facilitate public acceptance of roundabouts. The results of this study provide valuable information that can be used to target public information and education programs intelligently toward appropriate audiences.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01470175
Report/Paper Numbers: 12-0461
Language: English
Authors: Savolainen, Peter TKawa, Jacquelyn MGates, Timothy JPagination: pp 25–33
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 9780309263108
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures; References; Tables
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 8 2012 4:55PM
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