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Bypass traffic circles with glue-bonded curbstones

A 2-component plastic is applied to the concrete slab previously cleaned with a high-pressure water jet, before the flat curbstones are glued at their cut surfaces Figure: Meudt
A 2-component plastic is applied to the concrete slab previously cleaned with a high-pressure water jet, before the flat curbstones are glued at their cut surfaces
Figure: Meudt
After the glue has been applied, the curbstones are merely tipped over and slightly aligned Figure: Meudt
After the glue has been applied, the curbstones are merely tipped over and slightly aligned
Figure: Meudt
The boreholes for the glass markers in the radius blocks can be clearly seen. The markers ensure a good traffic-direction effect in the dark Figure: Meudt
The boreholes for the glass markers in the radius blocks can be clearly seen. The markers ensure a good traffic-direction effect in the dark
Figure: Meudt

The idea of regulating traffic on heavily frequented intersections by circular rather than by linear traffic routing is now more than one hundred years old. At Columbus Circle in New York City, drivers had to travel in a circle to get to the right exit  already in 1904. Since then, circular traffic has experienced a meteoric rise. In France, for example, there are currently more than 20,000 “rond-points”.

In Germany, circular traffic has been a common sight for a long time as well. The main reason for the popularity of circular traffic is high throughput speeds compared to signal-controlled...

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