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Are roundabouts actually statistically safer than traditional traffic patterns?
Here is a study of traffic safety at roundabouts in Minnesota. In this study they looked at all roundabouts in Minnesota, and look at the recorded crash data at these sites, comparing the data before ...
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Is a woman more likely than a man to be seriously injured in a car crash of similar severity?
I remember reading this article at the time; these kinds of articles tend to be riddled with hyperbole and exaggeration.
The article says 'But when a woman is involved in a car crash, she is 47% more ...
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Are roundabouts actually statistically safer than traditional traffic patterns?
Germany started to reintroduce roundabouts in 2000, so quite a lot of research has been done, and there is plenty of experience.
The German "Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen", federal road ...
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Was the car that broke down near a West Virginian coal mine in September 2022 electric?
The vehicle appears to be a Kia Niro EV.
As mentioned in the comments, the Niro has only been available as a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid or a fully electric vehicle. The first-generation Kia Niro EV (...
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Are roundabouts actually statistically safer than traditional traffic patterns?
When talking about "safety", you could mean one of many metrics. Some common ones include:
Deaths per day per intersection.
Accidents per day per intersection.
Deaths per car entering the ...
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Are roundabouts actually statistically safer than traditional traffic patterns?
First, make sure you're talking about the same form of intersection. The safest form is called a Modern Roundabout, which was developed in the UK in the 60's. This form was first constructed in the ...
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Are roundabouts actually statistically safer than traditional traffic patterns?
This could depend on your definition of 'safer' - fewer accidents, or fewer injuries/deaths.
If you watch YooToob's 'dash cam' compilations, you quickly spot that Americans can't use traffic lights &...
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Does decreasing an urban speed limit from 50 km/h to 30 km/h increase air pollution?
It depends, but not in general
I found a report to the German Bundestag, which references several studies. I would summarize the results as follows:
1.) particulate matter from the Motor exhaust ...
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