GeneralNotes:

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Forthepresentationwecaneachtakeoneofthethreemajortopics(thenumberedsectionsinthe
outlinebelow).forthereportitselfwellhavemoretopics

Visionforthereport:

Comparisonbetweenstandardroundaboutandturboroundabout.Reportheadlineswillbethetopicbeing
comparedinthatgivensection.
OUTLINE
1.Introduction

ConcentricRoundaboutIssues
Mentionturboroundaboutasviablealternativeinending
2.GEOMETRICDESIGN
comparegeometricelements(turbo:strictsegregationoflanes,lesserconflictpoints,etc)
TRAFFICFLOW
2.CAPACITY
useofcapacityformula
explanationofformulas(howtheydifferbetweenthetwodesigns)
possibleexample
3.ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTS
variationinemissionsbetweentwodesigns
delayscovered

4.SAFETY

whichoneissafertodrivers
5.CONCLUSION
Possibleothermajortopics:
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AComparisonBetweenTurboRoundaboutsand
ConventionalModernRoundabouts

GroupMembers:
DennisLaw
JordanMitchelmore
IlhamuddinMusafere

Submitted:
March30,2016

Executive Summary:

Introduction
Roundaboutsalternativelyknownastrafficcircleshavebecomeanincreasinglypopular
intersectioncontroldevicetosignalizedalternatives.Appearingintheearly1900s,initialrotary
intersectionsaimedtoprovidesafepassageofvehicleswhilenotrequiringexcessiveidletimes.
Thetraditionalroundaboutsystemsimplementedtheuseofvehicularweavingandmergingin
ordertoallowfortraffictomovetowardstheirintendedroadwayexits.Thesetrailblazing
structuresfollowedthestandardroadwayruleofyieldingtotheright,meaningvehiclesinthe
structurewererequiredtoyieldtothosemergingontoit.(Jacquemart,1998)Themodern
roundaboutwastheproductofaBritishlawpassedin1966thatstipulatedallvehicles
approachingrotaryintersectionsmustyieldtothosealreadyonit.Thisreducedcongestionwithin
theintersection,increasingflowandtheappealofrotaryintersectionsinEurope.(Moran,2009)
Theirincreasinggrowthinworldwidepopularityincitedamorecriticallookatconventional
modernroundaboutswiththegoalofcreatingmoreefficientandsaferdesigns.Entertheturbo

roundabout,aDutchinventionof1996,characterizedbyspirallanesandraisedmedianssoughtto
actasimprovementsintheroundaboutworld.(Fortuijn,2009)Theturboroundabouthas
recentlypickedupininterestoutsideofEurope.Thisreportlooksatcomparingconventional
roundaboutswithturboroundaboutswiththegoalofansweringwhetherornotthelatterdesign
couldbesuccessfullyimplementedinNorthAmerica.

Geometric Elements
addelementsofmultilaneroundaboutintosectiononturboroundabouts
Thereareseveralkeycomponentsinthedesignofaturboroundaboutthatdeterminehow
efficientandeffectiveitwillbe.Themaincomponentofdesignisthesizeofvehiclesflowing
throughtheroundabout.Iftherearejustpassengervehiclesbeingintroducedthroughtheturbo
roundaboutthenasmallwidthonentryandlanewillberequired.Howeveragenerallane
designedforthebiggestdesignvehicleofsemitraileralsoworksforsingleunitvehicles.The
increasedlanewidthandsweptpathwillallowallvehiclestotravelsafelythroughtheturbo
roundabout,wheremultilaneroundaboutshavelessroomforthesemitrailertomaneuver.

CrashRates
CrashReductionofTurboRoundabouts,mainlydoublelaneentry
Lessconflictpoints(referencepic)
AsnotedininFigureX,theintroductionofaturboroundaboutoveratraditionalmultilane
roundaboutisreducedfrom14conflictpointsto10conflictpoints.Thereductionofconflict
pointsmainlyconsistofthereductionofweavingthroughtheroundabout.Thegeneralflow
throughaturboroundaboutismainlystraightforwardcausingtraffictostayinasinglelaneuntil
needingtoexit,whileatraditionalroundaboutforcescartoenterandexitlanesinorderto
effectivelygettotheintendedexit.Duetotheturboroundabouttrafficnotneedingtoweave
conflictpointsareonlyretainedontheentryofvehiclesintotheintendedlanesoftravel,aswell
astheexit.Coincidentallythereductionofconflictpointsdirectlyrelatestofeweraccidents
becauseoflessaltercationsanddecisionsneedingtobemadewhilewithintheturboroundabout.

Astudynotedthattheimplementationofaturboroundaboutthereforehas72%lesstraffic
accidentsthanamultilaneroundabout.

Capacity
(Definecapacity).Generally,capacityformulasusedinturboroundaboutdesignexistasmodified
formsofformulascreatedinconventionalroundaboutanalysis.

Environmental Impacts
Roundaboutsareregardedasamoreenvironmentallysustainablealternativetosignalized
intersectionsasvehiclesspendlesstimeinidle.Turboroundaboutsencouragehigherflowability
thantheconventionaltype,leadingtolesscongestion(/downtime)forvehicles.Lesstimespentin
reposemeanslesscarbongasesemittedintotheatmosphere,somethingenvironmentalistswould
bepleasedwith.

Delay
Conclusion

Sectionsthatneedfittingintothereport
1.TypesofTurboRoundabouts
Thereareseveraltypesofturboroundaboutsthatcanbechosenfordesign.Themaindifferences
betweenthemistheamountofaxesthatareusedinordertoallowflowthroughroundabout.The
axeshelpprovidecontroloverthedifferentnumberofapproachlegsandlaneconfigurationsin
thesystem.Concerningfourapproachturboroundaboutstherearethreemaindesigntypes:
Knee,Egg,andBasic.RoundaboutAllothertypesofroundaboutlikespiral,stretched,rotor,and
starareusedforwhentherearemorecomplicatedcityinfrastructures.
2.Movementoftraffic
EntryManeuvers
Theentryintoaturboroundaboutissimilartothatofanormalroundabout,whereallconflict
pointsarethesame.Theconflictpointsaremainlyinthemergingwithinsystemandthestopping
ofvehicles.Thiscanbereducedbythefamiliarityofthedriverswithhowtheroundabout
operates.Anormalmultilaneroundaboutisfarmorecomplicatedthanthatofaturboroundabout
duetothemultiplelocationsdrivershavetopayattentionto,hencetheadditionalconflictpoints
withinthemultilanesystem.

Spiralcirculatorymaneuvers(togoinGeometricElements)
ThespiralcirculatorymaneuverisdirectlyrelatedtotheTurboroundaboutbecauseofthe
pathwaythevehicleshavetofollow,whileacircularpathwayisusedforanormalroundabout.
Thespiralhelpskeepthedriverswithinthesystemfocusedonasingularpathtoenterandexit,
whilenormalroundaboutshasseveralpathwayswithinthesystemdrivershavetoweavethrough
inordertoeffectivelyusethenormalroundaboutsystem.Thespiralstartsfromtheturboblock
andcontinueuntiltheexit,forcingallvehiclestoexitratherthanstayinginthesystemuntila
mergelaneisopen.
ExitManeuvers
Finallytheexitmaneuversarethemaindefiningdifferencesbetweenanormalroundaboutanda
turboroundabout.Theexitofanormalroundaboutisbasedoffofweavingandmergingthrough
trafficinordertopassthroughthesystem.Thisissolelyreliantonthemergingcapabilitiesofthe
driverandwillbevariablebetweendrivers.Howeverturboroundaboutseliminatethis
inconsistencybyforcingvehiclesalongasingularpathwithouthavingtoweavethroughtraffic,
andforcingallvehiclestoexitatthethirdexitifnotbefore.Thisallowsvehiclestoenterintothe
systemwithouttheproblemofbeingboxedinduetohightrafficflowvolume.
Trafficflowvolume,minimumrequired
Warrant4PedestrianVolume,Lecture8
Warrant6CoordinatedSignalSystem
Warrant7CrashExperience
Warrant8RoadwayNetwork
Warrant9IntersectionnearaHighwayRailGradecrossing

1.SweptPath
Designofthesweptpathisthefirststepinthedesignofaturboroundaboutasitacknowledges
theminimumamountofspacerequiredforadesignvehicletopassthroughtheroundabout
safely.Forasemitrailertopassthroughaturboroundabouteffectivelythepathwayforalltires
onaturnarecalculatedandthenadjustedinordertoaddadditionalwidthallowancesforthe
vehicletopasscertainsectionsoftheroadway.
2.TurboBlock
Theturboblockisthelayoutofspirallanesbasedofhowthecentralislandshapeisdesigned.
Thisdesignfacilitatesthemovementofvehiclesandwheretheyenterandexitintothesystemby
limitingtheirabilitytolanechange.Theshapeoftheturboblockdefinestheshapeoftheisland
bybasingitsdesignoffoflanedividersandnestedspirallanes.Theamountofentrylanesas

wellasnestedspiralsalsogovernsthetypeofturboroundaboutbeingdesigned,basedonthe
numbersofaxisinthedesign.
3.ImplementationofAxisintodesign
4.DesignVehicles
Types,possiblyachartofchangestowidth?

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