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Protected roundabouts or Dutch roundabouts are a variation of protected intersections for lower [[traffic flow]], without the traffic lights.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XBzAOmmIU Video:Dutch roundabout] and [https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/explaining-the-dutch-roundabout-abroad/ blog post] on the Youtube Chain and web site 'BicycleDutch'◘</ref> In the Netherlands, designers have been switching signalised junctions for roundabouts, as roundabouts are safer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dutch|first=Bicycle|date=2015-10-12|title=Explaining the Dutch roundabout abroad|url=https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/explaining-the-dutch-roundabout-abroad/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=BICYCLE DUTCH|language=en}}</ref> Specific facilities for cyclists are not needed at quieter roundabouts (<6,000 [[passenger car unit]]s per 24 hours), unless connecting roads have segregated cycle tracks. Cycle lanes on roundabouts may be considered by designers to increase the visibility of cyclists, however they are dangerous as drivers, especially lorries, might have an inadequate view of cyclists using a circulatory cycle lane.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/972096448|title=Design manual for bicycle traffic|date=2016|others=Rik de Groot, vervoer en infrastructuur CROW kenniscentrum voor verkeer|isbn=978-90-6628-659-7|___location=Ede, The Netherlands|oclc=972096448}}</ref>{{Rp|page=147}}

For the safety of cyclists, motor traffic speeds should be reduced. Single-lane roundabouts are generally used in the Netherlands. Otherwise, a turbo roundabout can be used, which has multiple lanes and separates motor traffic going in different directions, but multi-lane roundabouts have been found to be especially dangerous to cyclists since many cyclists choose to ride in the outside lane and become much less visible to drivers.<ref>{{Kildecite www|url=https://www.toi.no/getfile.php?mmfileid=46551|tittel=TØI rapportweb 1597/2017 - Trafikksikkerhet for syklister, Alena Høye - Blandet trafikk i rundkjøringen (ved sykkelfelt i tilfartene) s. 54|sitatquote=I studien til Campbell et al. (2006) utgjorde slike ulykker 68% av alle sykkelulykker i flerfelts rundkjøringer. Ifølge Cumming (2012) skjer mange slike ulykker fordi bilister ikke så syklisten, noe som forklares med at mange syklister sykler ytterst i rundkjøringen. Syklister synes best når de bruker midten av kjørefeltet i rundkjøringen, mest fordi bilistene er mest oppmerksomme på hva som skjer i midten av kjørefeltet. |title=TØI rapport 1597/2017 - Trafikksikkerhet for syklister, Alena Høye - Blandet trafikk i rundkjøringen (ved sykkelfelt i tilfartene) s. 54 |url=https://www.toi.no/getfile.php?mmfileid=46551}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> The best form of protection is grade separation, however as an alternative a segregated cycle track should be placed around the roundabout. This should not normally be used if there is more than one lane on exit. The track normally circulates one-way in the same direction as motor traffic to reduce confusion for motorists.<ref name=":0"/>{{Rp|page=|pages=147–148}}

As cyclists will conflict with motorists at the exit arms of the motorised roundabout, priority must be established. In the Netherlands, cyclists will normally be given priority to [[Bicycle-friendly|promote cycling]] over driving.<ref name=":0"/>{{Rp|page=148}} This is the design that has often been transposed internationally, labelled the 'Dutch roundabout', e.g. in [[Cambridge]], UK.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-26|title=Cambridge's Dutch-style roundabout: Why all the fuss?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-53947440|access-date=2022-01-17}}</ref>