Transcription of Mini roundabouts: good practice guidance
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Mini roundabouts: good practice guidance
FOREWORDG illian MerronParliamentary Under-SecretaryDepartment for TransportMike AllisterImmediate Past President of CSSThe modern concept of a mini-roundabout was introduced in the UK in the early 1970s as ameans to improve capacity and reduce delays at existing junctions where there was limitedscope to introduce other forms of control. Since that time, most local authorities havedeveloped their use to address other issues such as casualty reduction and as a speed-reducing feature within traffic-calmed areas. There are about 5,000 mini-roundabouts aroundthe country and a great deal of experience has been gained in their purpose of this document is to pull together this wealth of experience so that it can beshared with all those involved in the various aspects of highway management. It is important tonote that this document is not intended as a design standard, but rather to provide guidanceconcerning appropriate locations and situations where mini-roundabouts should be would like to thank all those involved in the production of this document for theircommitment and hard work.
1 TSRGD 2002, Regulation 31(1) 2 TSRGD 2002, Regulation 25(5) 3 TSRGD 2002, Regulation 32(2)(c) – see also Section 3.13 4 See TSRGD Regulation 16(1) Table item “…a vehicle proceeding through the junction must keep to the left of the white circle at the centre of the marking shown in diagram 1003.4, unless the size of the vehicle or the ...
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