Open AccessCrash and injury reduction following installation of roundabouts in the United States
Author(s) -
Richard A. Retting,
Bhagwant Persaud,
Per Gårder,
Dominique Lord
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.4.628
Subject(s) - roundabout , crash , poison control , injury prevention , bayes' theorem , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , transport engineering , motor vehicle crash , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , medicine , medical emergency , engineering , statistics , computer science , mathematics , bayesian probability , pathology , programming language
This study estimated potential reductions in motor vehicle crashes and injuries associated with the use of roundabouts as an alternative to signal and stop sign control at intersections in the United States.