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Roundabout

A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular road in which traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island.

History, Operation and design & Types of circular intersections

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History

Modern roundabout

Operation and design

Safety

Types of circular intersections

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Roundabout

Nodes304
Edges303
Triples485
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006579
Components1

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Roundabout

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related to Trams · 103
Roundabout → Altitude Cent, Am Stern, At, At Vanderkindere, Bareel St-Gillis, Barrière, Bislett, Both, Brook Hill, Brussels, Carl Berners, Charleroi, Charleroisesteenweg, Chaussée, Churchill, Croatia, Croydon, Czech Republic, Deutschen Einheit, Dutch
related to Origins and demise of traffic circles · 42
Roundabout → American, Arc, Architect John McLaren, Bath, Brautwiesenplatz, British, California, Circular, Columbus Circle, Eugène Hénard, France, Germany, Görlitz, Hanchett Residence Park, He, Indiana, Indianapolis, Letchworth Garden City, Manhattan, Monument Circle
related to Through roundabout · 40
Roundabout → A329, A538, A580 East Lancashire Road, A6003, A63/A1079 Mytongate, Alexander Drive, Also, Astley/Boothstown, Australia, Berkshire, Bracknell, Bramcote, Dublin, EThroughabout, Examples, Haydock Island, Hull, In Perth, Ireland, Kettering
related to Spread in Europe and North America since 1970s · 36
Roundabout → After, As, AustriaRoundabout, Barzio, Bosnia, British Crown, Canada, Colombo, Construction, Cyclists, Cyprus, Europe, For, France, Haarlem, Herzegovina, In, It, ItalyRoundabout, Linköping
related to External links · 30
Roundabout → ANB75, Archived, CanadaTRL, Carmel, City, Committee, Design GuideVideo, Free America Roundabout Safety, Geocoded National DatabaseMini-roundabouts, Getting, Highway Roundabout, Indiana, LaboratoryModern Roundabouts, March, Ministry, OntarioRoundabouts NowBenefits, RightTurbo Roundabout SimulationRoundabout Benefits, Roundabouts, September, The UK's Transport
related to Turbo roundabouts · 25
Roundabout → Alabama, Belgium, Bosnia, California, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Florida, Germany, Herzegovina, Hungary, In, Netherlands, North Macedonia, One, Poland, Serbia, Several, Slovakia, Slovenia
related to North American introduction since 1990s · 18
Roundabout → America, Between, California, Colorado, Even, Florida, Frank Blackmore, In, Leif Ourston, Maryland, Municipalities, Nevada, Summerlin, The, This, United Kingdom, United States, Vermont
related to Signalised roundabouts · 16
Roundabout → Cherry Street, Dublin, Edinburgh, Examples, For, Hong Kong, Kowloon, M50, Mexico City, Newton Circus, Paseo, Reforma, Scotland, Sheriffhall Roundabout, Singapore, The
related to Magic roundabouts and ring junctions · 13
Roundabout → Although, Drivers, Exiting, Frank Blackmore, LHT, Magic, RHT, Swindon, The, The Magic Roundabout, This, United Kingdom, Wiltshire
related to Railways · 13
Roundabout → As, Boom, Florida, Florida East Coast Railway, Hampton, Highett, In Jensen Beach, It, Jensen Beach Boulevard, Level Crossing Removal Project, Melbourne, The, Two

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Roundaboutlocated inEindhoven0.90text
featured in the film European Vacationinstance ofjust as in the United Kingdom in the 1960s.American confusion at how to enter and especially how to exit a roundabout was the subject of mockery0.80text
limited-access roadsinstance ofbut may be used on lower grades of highway0.80text
curving the approaches.Many traffic circles have been converted to modern roundaboutsinstance oftraffic speeds must be reduced via tricks0.80text
including the former Kingston traffic circle in New Yorkinstance oftraffic speeds must be reduced via tricks0.80text
several in New Jerseyinstance oftraffic speeds must be reduced via tricks0.80text
Leif Ourston have stressed the need to distinguish between the characteristics of the modern roundaboutinstance ofseveral experts0.80text
the nonconforming traffic circleinstance ofseveral experts0.80text
hedges or a ring of trees in larger examplesinstance ofobstacles0.80text
schoolsinstance oflane width corresponding to speed limit and obstacles encouraging slowdown near points of safety concern0.80text
Roundaboutrelated to 1960s development of modern roundaboutsModern0.60section
Roundaboutrelated to Balcony roundaboutThey0.60section

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