What is safer for pedestrians and cyclists, a roundabout or other type of intersection?

Roundabouts are safer for pedestrians and cyclists than other types of intersections [8] [22]. Cyclist safety is most strongly improved by roundabouts with bicycle tracks [40]. Cyclist safety and the correlation with priority rules are discussed in SWOV fact sheet Roundabouts and other intersections.

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Infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists

A safe infrastructure is of vital importance to pedestrians and cyclists. In 2010-2019, 40% of the number of road deaths were pedestrians… Meer

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SWOV (2020). Infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists. SWOV fact sheet, October 2020. SWOV, The Hague.

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