Maximizing safety on roads in Durham region with roundabouts

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham has installed roundabouts across the region as part of the Durham Vision Zero Strategic Road Safety Action Plan. Roundabouts are designed to maximize safety and minimize delay, while reducing emissions and fuel consumption.

Where: Roundabouts are installed at intersections at various locations across the region in place of traffic control signals. Locations are selected based on a thorough assessment that ensures a roundabout is the preferred solution and is feasible from a design perspective. 

Why: Roundabouts reduce the number of conflict points and eliminate the most severe crashes by lowering traffic speed and only requiring drivers to look in one direction for oncoming traffic. Roundabouts also reduce vehicle delay, fuel consumption and vehicle emissions since vehicles are not required to wait at a red traffic signal.

Note: To learn more about the proper use of roundabouts, visit durham.ca/roundabout. To learn more about Durham Vision Zero, visit durham.ca/VisionZero.

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