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Roundabouts and Traffic Circles

In: Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy
Edited by: Mark Garrett
Subject:Public Policy (general), Transport Planning

A roundabout is a refinement of a street pattern called the traffic circle or rotary. Both traffic circles and roundabouts are replacements for a traditional intersection and force traffic to move in a circular pattern, while allowing drivers to make a ...

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  Garrett, M. (2014). Roundabouts and traffic circles. In Encyclopedia of transportation: Social science and policy (Vol. 1, pp. 1184-1186). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n419
  
  Garrett, Mark. "Roundabouts and Traffic Circles." In Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy, edited by Garrett, Mark, 1184-86. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n419.
  
  Garrett, M. 2014. Roundabouts and Traffic Circles. In: Mark Garrett Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1184-1186 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n419> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Garrett, Mark. "Roundabouts and Traffic Circles." Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 1184-86. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n419.
  
  Garrett, Mark (2014). Roundabouts and traffic circles In:Roundabouts and traffic circles Encyclopedia of transportation: Social science and policy Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2014:1184-1186. doi:10.4135/9781483346526.n419
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