The Roundabout Appreciation Society (UKRAS) is a group of people in the United Kingdom that discuss traffic roundabouts. The main topic of discussion is the architecture of the roundabouts, including their design and safety features.[1] Other topics have included the approaches people take when driving towards and around a roundabout, and the wildlife present on some of the larger junctions. Their aim is to promote safe driving and consideration towards other road users.[2][3]

The society was formed by Kevin Beresford after the success of a calendar that showed photographs of 12 roundabouts in Redditch – as of 2015, it sold 100,000 worldwide since 2003.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "A spike in traffic? Truro roundabout featuring hedgehog sculptures named best traffic island in UK". ITV News. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hedgehog roundabout named best in UK". 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Roundabout magic". 2 November 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "'I founded the Roundabout Appreciation Society' | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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