Italians’ public opinion on road roundabouts: A web based survey

Roundabouts have been shown to provide significant safety and operational benefits, but a better understanding of public perceptions of roundabouts is critical in order to assess the contribution of the driving behavior of the users on their safety. Therefore, research on user behavior and preferences is a helpful tool in improving road safety and accident prevention. The aim of this study is to increase knowledge about Italian users’ public opinion on road roundabouts. The authors estimated cross-national differences, and assessed correlations with personal variables, such as age, gender, travel mode most frequently used, perception of roundabout safety, etc. In order to collecting data, the instrument used is a national web based survey, the total sample comprised 1.728 participants. The data collected were analyzed by both Ordinal regression method and Multiple Correspondence Analysis.