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The main goal of this paper was to determine the area of single lane roundabout application depending on traffic flow intensity. Roundabouts are increasingly applied to solve traffic congestion problems, especially in big cities. However, the question arises whether they represent the optimal solution for each problem of such nature from different aspects. In this paper attention is focused on the aspect of capacity level that such intersection can provide depending on its design elements and traffic volume. Based on theoretical analysis of different traffic flow distribution patterns, applicability diagram was obtained for single-lane roundabouts and compared with similar diagrams published in different editions of the US Highway Capacity Manual.
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Saric, A., Albinovic, S., Pozder, M., Dzebo, S., Muftić, E. (2020). Determining the Applicability Area of Single-Lane Roundabout Depending on Traffic Flow Intensity. In: Avdaković, S., Mujčić, A., Mujezinović, A., Uzunović, T., Volić, I. (eds) Advanced Technologies, Systems, and Applications IV -Proceedings of the International Symposium on Innovative and Interdisciplinary Applications of Advanced Technologies (IAT 2019). IAT 2019. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 83. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24986-1_14
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