Published: 2012-04-01

Turbo-roundabouts as an alternative to standard roundabouts with the circular centre island

Ryszard J. Grabowski

Abstract

The paper presents the process of shaping turbo-roundabouts. A classic road roundabout is formed around the central island in the shape of the circle. The central island of the turbo-roundabout will be created when the circle is divided into two semicircles and displaced along the axis of the roundabout by the width of the traffic lane. This shift causes that vehicles entering the interior lane, cross the centre line and are automatically situated in the exterior lane. The paper presents the central island shaping with the use of other curves, including an ellipse and the spiral of Archimedes. Moreover, the principle of creating the circulating lanes of roundabout using the spiral of Archimedes and delineating such roundabout in the terrain are described in the paper.

Keywords:

ellipse, roundabout, spiral of Archimedes, turbo-roundabout

Download files

PDF

Citation rules

Grabowski, R. J. (2012). Turbo-roundabouts as an alternative to standard roundabouts with the circular centre island. Roads and Bridges - Drogi I Mosty, 11(3), 215–231. Retrieved from https://rabdim.pl/index.php/rb/article/view/v11n3p

Cited by / Share


This website uses cookies for proper operation, in order to use the portal fully you must accept cookies.