About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 88. Chapters: Road junction types, Road junctions in India, Road junctions in the United Kingdom, Roundabout, Times Square, Intersection, 3-way junction, Traffic circle, Madison Square, Interchange, Union Square, Diverging diamond interchange, Salur, Partial cloverleaf interchange, Suryapet, Continuous-flow intersection, List of named highway junctions in Utah, Bobbili, Stack interchange, Columbus Circle, Jughandle, Michigan left, Single-point urban interchange, Unused highway, Cheepurupalli, Herald Square, Three-level diamond interchange, Quadrant roadway intersection, Gajapathinagaram, Advanced stop line, Roundabout interchange, Hanuman Junction, Thirumalagiri, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh, Ra ianske myto, Portage and Main, Right-in/right-out, Ramabhadrapuram, Crossroads, Box junction, Pendurthi, Turnaround, Superstreet, Trnavske myto, Pedda Elikicherla, Pedestrian separation structure, Anandapuram, Texas T, Truck bypass, Bowtie, Seagull intersection, Texas U-turn, Kattipudi, Uncontrolled intersection, List of road junctions in the United Kingdom, Natavalasa, Free-flow interchange, Five Ways, Paddington, Windmill interchange, Channelization, Staggered junction, Slip lane, Chilakapalem, Ale Phata. Excerpt: A roundabout is a type of circular junction that was developed by the UK's Transport Research Laboratory in the mid twentieth century, in which road traffic must travel in one direction around a central island and priority is given to the circulating flow. Signs usually direct traffic entering the circle to slow down and give the right of way. These junctions are sometimes called "modern roundabouts" in order to emphasise the distinction from older circular junction types which had different design characteristics and rules of operation. Older designs, called "traffic circles" or "rotaries," are typically larger, operate at higher sp...
