Rb guide comment draft 8-02

Draft Minnesota State Aid Roundabout GuideAugust 2002COMMENT COPY8/30/2002COMMENT DRAFTDraft Minnesota State Aid Roundabout GuideFor Consideration by Minnesota Cities and CountiesGENERAL:This document is based on the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) publicationFHWA-RD-00-067 Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, hereinafter referred to as theFHWA Guide. Basically it captures only the most essential design elements of the FHWAGuide. Designers should not use this Draft Minnesota State Aid Roundabout Guide astheir only design reference, but should become familiar with the full understanding of theroundabout design elements as provided in the FHWA Guide and/or other sources.References to FHWA Guide Sections [for example: (1.6.4, p.16)] and Exhibits are usedthroughout this document.The policies stated in this Draft Minnesota State Aid Roundabout Guide are to beconsidered for city or county intersections on their State Aid system and, if desired by theroad authority, these policies may be used for appropriate intersection on their non-stateaid segments. These policies are not intended to apply to Minnesota’s trunk highwaysystem. Italics indicate state Aid policy.It is hoped that the guide will help develop public acceptance of roundabouts by definingthe appropriate usage of roundabouts, consistency of the driver’s experience, and byachieving design/maintenance success by updating the draft guide in response to userfeedback. The guide will ...