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WHY A
ROUNDABOUT?
Roundabouts increase safety,
save taxpayers money, move
5 more tra c, reduce fuel
consumption and air pollution,
and add beauty.
3
SINGLE-LANE
ROUNDABOUT 2
Roundabouts are popping up all over
the county. Here are some tips for safely
driving through a single-lane 1
roundabout:
1) Watch for and STOP for pedestrians.
2) YIELD to tra c in the roundabout.
3) Fire trucks, buses and large vehicles
may use the raised concrete apron ROUNDABOUTS ARE SAFER
around the center island to get INTERSECTIONS
through the roundabout.
37% reduction in overall collisions
4) Bicyclists can use the travel lane or 75% reduction in injury collisions
exit the roadway and use the walkway 90% reduction in fatality collisions
like pedestrians. 40% reduction in pedestrian collisions
4 *Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and
5) Pedestrians should look left for Federal Highway Administration
oncoming tra c before crossing. Once Learn more at. . .
on the pedestrian refuge area wsdot.wa.gov/Safety/roundabouts/BasicFacts.htm
pedestrians should look right for kcowa.us/Tra cSafety
oncoming tra c. KitsapGov.com | Spring 2019 | pg 5
