A study of the effect of ADA accessibility on Kansas roundabouts.

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• Alternative Title:
  Study of the effect of Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility on Kansas roundabouts ; Study of the effects of ADA accessibility on Kansas roundabouts ; Study of the effects of Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility on Kansas roundabouts
• Creators:
  Russell, Eugene
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas State University. Civil Engineering Dept.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials & Research ; K-TRAN (Research program)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic circles
  • Pedestrian facilities design
  • Pedestrian crosswalks
  • Barrier-free design
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN: KSU-05-4
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Access Board, with authority to enforce provisions of the American Disabilities Act (ADA), initially determined ; that roundabouts are not accessible by blind pedestrians and drafted proposed guidelines to require pedestrian ; signals at all roundabouts. More recently, the Access Board proposed final guidelines requiring pedestrian signals ; at all roundabouts with two or more lanes. It is possible that if these guidelines become Federal regulations through ; the Federal rule making process, and low-cost pedestrian signals are not developed, the growth of roundabouts ; could diminish greatly throughout Kansas and the USA. This will, in effect, deny motorists and public transportation ; organizations a safe, cost-effective means of intersection traffic control which potentially could result in many lives not ; saved and injuries not prevented. It has been projected that when stop controlled and signal controlled intersections ; are replaced by roundabouts there is a 76% reduction in injury crashes and a projected 90% decrease in fatalities. ; Kansas has been a national leader in design and construction of roundabouts and Kansas motorists would suffer a ; loss of these safety benefits if roundabout growth were slowed or halted. Roundabouts also have proven benefits ; in reduction of intersection delay and stopping as well as reduction in air pollution. These benefits could be lost or ; diminished as well.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C1528
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16651/dot_16651_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:424bb3438b56ad18adf367018202c6356fe3e79b53bb383e18050df8e8f005c2