This week, newresearchfound that roundabouts are overrepresented inbikeaccidents.
Specifically, 12% of the total bike crashes involved intersections or almost one in eight.
Roundabouts are designed to improve traffic flow particularly for car drivers by removing stop signs and traffic lights.
They reduce the number of conflict points between road users, and the speed of vehicles at intersections.
VIA Traffic expert Erik Donkers toldHet Paroolthat with ebikes, cyclists no longer move at the same speed.
If a car hits a bicycle on a roundabout, even at low speed, things quickly go wrong.
Reversing the right of way gives the cyclist more responsibility and possibly prevents a false sense of safety.
Further, only a few researchers surveyed cyclists safety perceptions.
However, their research suggests that higher-speed, multi-lane roundabouts are the worst for cyclists.
Most are far smaller than standard cars (EV or ICE) and operate differently.
Some can only travel in bike lanes, and others have free rein.
They may experience some of the same challenges as cyclists when interacting with car drivers.
