I made a BIKE SAFE Roundabout with Protected Lanes - Junction for Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Cars

I made a BIKE SAFE Roundabout with Protected Lanes - Junction for Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Cars

➤My mission: To move more modes masterfully! Bike lanes in cities skylines are often left unprotected. A painted line simply may not be enough to stop a vehicle who leaves their lane. This tutorial will show you how to create a roundabout with protected bike lane in Cities Skylines.

➤Roads Used (By OlexX):

➤Mods Used:

0:00 Intro
1:07 The Roads
2:33 Roundabout Setup (Traffic Manager)
3:49 Node Controller
5:12 Solid Lines
11:36 Drawing Fillers
15:13 Dashed Line
17:16 Copying Markings
18:28 Adding Curbs
20:54 Approach Markings
23:14 Closing Notes

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[thiemeuitderegio]

From a Dutch perspective I say it looks really nice! With this size of a roundabout, the Dutch make a bidirectional cycle way. Well done!

[MaxFX]

Little tip: With chevron and striped fillers you can make them 'follow guides', which basically are the border lines of the selected filler. If you enable that option you can select two borders the lines will follow. Very usefull in curved fillers like the green bike striped fillers you used! Awesome video once again Yumbl!!

[PhoenixStriker]

As a cyclist who bikes a mile to the local light rail, then bikes 2 and a half miles from the station to work, I really appreciate this roundabout. I hope to see more pedestrian friendly transit infrastructure from you.

[HyperburnSeroo]

In the Netherlands we have two types of bikeable roundabouts.

One is where the bike lane is close to the roundabout, but not connected to the road per sé. In this type cars have to yield to the cyclists since they are considered to be on the roundabout.

The second type of bikeable roundabout the bike lanes cross the incoming roads at a small distance (I think it's 5m or more), in this case the cyclists are concidered to be off the roundabout and traffic does not have to yield to cyclists.


I prefer the first, but the second is an older setup and therefore more common.

edit: only now just hit your closing notes. I can confirm your statements.

[PeachyPixel]

Yumble enbodied every CS player "without going totally nuts with mods and things... ...this is a normal amount of mod usage".
I really enjoy watching you make road markings. I hope we get to see more, even if its timelapse!

[Axeleratin]

Small tip: You can 'blunt' the edges of the pavement, in some cases like on the roundabout itself, it makes it look a lot better imho. You can even stack fillers and put some stripes or chevrons around the 'blunted' edges.

[Excalibaard]

Yes!!! Combined traffic roundabout content ❤️
I would personally reduce the shift on the arterial roads, so the pedestrian crossing and bikelane are closer together. Often in cities, pedestrians and bikes use each other's initiative to cross (the car is stopped already anyway), and the car also only has to stop once for both kinds of traffic. That's assuming they can wait at the pavement in the middle though.

[shaneintheuk]

They’ve just created one of these in Cambridge and there was consternation that cars wouldn’t realise the bikes had priority when crossing the road. I’m not sure how it’s working but it really looks like your example.

Great build, it’s a pleasure watching you work as I learn little tips about using the mods more efficiently.

[Doddibot]

You matched the green paint about 10x faster than it takes me to do it, you must have a great eye for hue!

[agsystems]

Did I like before watching? Yes I did. Did I regret it? No I did not! Gorgeous build as always, now with Dutch approval. The lampshade on how skylines differs from reality was particularly appreciated, as was the time spent on real world considerations that do not crop up in the world at all. Personally one of my favourite things about skylines is what it can teach us about reality, so I am glad you took the time to talk about the limitations of that here.

[ctrlaltshift]

I love this roundabout so much! Both aesthetically pleasing and practical. Well done YUMBL!

[edewaal]

I didn't think it was possible in cities skylines. You are right that the roundabouts in the Netherlands have the bicycle and pedestrian crossings together. Little nitpicky, but the colors of the bicycle lanes in the Netherlands are a more red color. Also the Bicycle crossings look different, they are the same red asphalt, but with block markings on either side. And before every junction there are shark teeth. So not just in front of the zebra path, but also in front of the bicycle path, and also in front of the roundabout.
You did a very good job for someone not living here!

[nanfredman]

"Circular bike adventure!" 🤣 As a cyclist, I've been on a few of those. Thank you for the lovely tutorials!

[cyanCubes]

23:26
"Without going totally nuts..."
Ambulance: **goes nuts**

[keeblebrox]

Easily one of my favorite intersection detail videos you've created, thank you Yumbl. You've always had high quality videos and yet you always seem to make a better video than the last, you should feel proud.

[AndersMP]

I'm from Denmark, and i will argue that the Safety buffer you talk about, do make bikes feel safer, meaning they don't keep an eye on the traffic, at the same time they move bikes further away from traffic making them less visible / easy to overlook.

The city i live in are actively removing the "safety buffer" from roundabouts due to accidents.

[Gamesaucer]

The curbs really are very realistic, even if they don't functionally contribute anything. While a roundabout is safe, it's not just a straight piece of road that you could drive with your eyes closed. By just slapping a bike lane onto it you've doubled the number of the number of things people need to pay attention to. Having a curb lets people negotiate the cyclist crossing and the roundabout independently of each other, in many cases even allowing them to wait _after_ the crossing if they can't enter the roundabout immediately. It manages the focus of road users much better.

[xSilentdeadx]

Loved it! I was getting tired of bike lanes going clockwise on my roundabouts. The ambulance at 23:31 😂

[nertis]

Thank you so much for this video, I'm super happy to see bike infrastructure in your designs!

For safety reasons, cars leaving the round about would have less smooth path, so cars and bikes intersect at 90 degrees (and cars exit slower)

[vancetilley]

Former Honolulu bike courier here....
I suggest the 15" curbs you put alongside the green bike lanes to be soft beveled curbs that blend between the road surface and the islands and sidewalks. I know you want to keep the bikes "in their lane", but hard 15" curbs are a catch hazard for bike wheels, and most people will ride a couple of feet from them for safe maneuvering. Sloped, beveled curbs along each side of the bike paths encourage bicyclist to use the whole lane. 
Those 15" curbs guarantee an instant fall-accident for any small, momentarily excursions from bike lane that bicyclist often need to do in the real world.
Just my two cents...Looks beautiful!