Roundabouts: Planning, Design and Potential Pitfalls
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Learn and understand the principles of safety behind the modern roundabout as well as specific design practices with simple and complex issues.
Although roundabouts have proven safety and operational benefits, proper planning and engineering design is essential for roundabouts to function correctly. This live webinar is your opportunity to better understand modern roundabouts and their installation, learn specific design skills and current practices, and apply roundabout design principles to projects in your region. This live webinar will emphasize both basic and advanced roundabout principles to assist you with proper roundabout implementation for better public acceptance, smoother roundabout operations, increased capacity and safety, less maintenance and less pollution.
Whether you are new to roundabouts or an experienced design engineer, you will learn to understand the principles of safety behind the modern roundabout as well as specific design practices with simple and complex issues. You will learn about many roundabout design concepts and thought-provoking topics from unique intersection types to give you the opportunity to address different roundabout types and specific details in roundabout design based on geometric design principles.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to discuss what a modern roundabout is.
- You will be able to identify why roundabouts are safer.
- You will be able to explain thinking through a roundabout design.
- You will be able to review the key to implementing safe roundabouts.
Agenda
What Is a Modern Roundabout?
Why Are Roundabouts Safer?
Thinking Through a Roundabout Design
Roundabout Design Guides in Practice
The Key to Implementing Safe Roundabouts
Speaker and Presenter Information
Relevant Government Agencies
Dept of Transportation
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Wed, Dec 2, 2015, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
ET
Cost
Live Webinar Only: | |
GovEvents Member Price: | $175.00 |
Live Webinar & Recording: | |
GovEvents Member Price: | $230.00 |
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Website
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Organizer
Lorman Education Services