diff --git a/Contractor/Contractor.h b/Contractor/Contractor.h
index 3bf2888ac..49cb16b04 100644
--- a/Contractor/Contractor.h
+++ b/Contractor/Contractor.h
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ public:
             const NodeID target = edges[i].target;
             const NodeID via = edges[i].data.via;
             const short turnType = edges[i].data.turnInstruction;
-            assert(turnType == 0 || turnType == 1);
             //remove eigenloops
             if ( source == target ) {
                 i++;
diff --git a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
index 5dcf146fa..e4aafab78 100644
--- a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
+++ b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ EdgeBasedGraphFactory::EdgeBasedGraphFactory(int nodes, std::vector<NodeBasedEdg
         edge.data.distance = (std::max)((int)i->weight(), 1 );
         assert( edge.data.distance > 0 );
         edge.data.shortcut = false;
+        edge.data.roundabout = i->isRoundabout();
         edge.data.middleName.nameID = i->name();
         edge.data.type = i->type();
         edge.data.forward = i->isForward();
@@ -186,10 +187,28 @@ short EdgeBasedGraphFactory::AnalyzeTurn(const NodeID u, const NodeID v, const N
     _NodeBasedDynamicGraph::EdgeData data1 = _nodeBasedGraph->GetEdgeData(edge1);
     _NodeBasedDynamicGraph::EdgeData data2 = _nodeBasedGraph->GetEdgeData(edge2);
 
-    if(data1.middleName.nameID == data2.middleName.nameID) {
+    double angle = GetAngleBetweenTwoEdges(inputNodeInfoList[u], inputNodeInfoList[v], inputNodeInfoList[w]);
+
+    if(data1.middleName.nameID == data2.middleName.nameID)
+        return TurnInstructions.NoTurn;
+
+    //Is turn on roundabout?
+    if(data1.roundabout || data2.roundabout) {
+        //We are entering the roundabout
+        if(!data1.roundabout && data2.roundabout)
+            return TurnInstructions.EnterRoundAbout;
+        //We are leaving the roundabout
+        if(data1.roundabout && !data2.roundabout)
+            return TurnInstructions.LeaveRoundAbout;
+        //Is a turn possible? If yes, we stay on the roundabout!
+        if(_nodeBasedGraph->EndEdges(v) - _nodeBasedGraph->BeginEdges(v) > 1)
+            return TurnInstructions.StayOnRoundAbout;
+        //No turn possible.
         return TurnInstructions.NoTurn;
     }
-    return TurnInstructions.GoStraight;
+
+
+    return TurnInstructions.GetTurnDirectionOfInstruction(angle);
 }
 
 unsigned EdgeBasedGraphFactory::GetNumberOfNodes() const {
@@ -199,3 +218,17 @@ unsigned EdgeBasedGraphFactory::GetNumberOfNodes() const {
 EdgeBasedGraphFactory::~EdgeBasedGraphFactory() {
 }
 
+/* Get angle of line segment (A,C)->(C,B), atan2 magic, formerly cosine theorem*/
+template<class CoordinateT>
+double EdgeBasedGraphFactory::GetAngleBetweenTwoEdges(const CoordinateT& A, const CoordinateT& C, const CoordinateT& B) const {
+    const int v1x = A.lon - C.lon;
+    const int v1y = A.lat - C.lat;
+    const int v2x = B.lon - C.lon;
+    const int v2y = B.lat - C.lat;
+
+    double angle = (atan2((double)v2y,v2x) - atan2((double)v1y,v1x) )*180/M_PI;
+    while(angle < 0)
+        angle += 360;
+
+    return angle;
+}
diff --git a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h
index 0ec7d9d5b..5fa1007fa 100644
--- a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h
+++ b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private:
         bool shortcut;
         bool forward;
         bool backward;
+        bool roundabout;
         short type;
         _MiddleName middleName;
     } data;
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ private:
     std::vector<_EdgeBasedEdge> edgeBasedEdges;
     std::vector<EdgeBasedNode> edgeBasedNodes;
 
+    template<class CoordinateT>
+    double GetAngleBetweenTwoEdges(const CoordinateT& A, const CoordinateT& C, const CoordinateT& B) const;
 public:
     template< class InputEdgeT >
     explicit EdgeBasedGraphFactory(int nodes, std::vector<InputEdgeT> & inputEdges, std::vector<_Restriction> & inputRestrictions, std::vector<NodeInfo> & nI);
diff --git a/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h b/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h
index cfa2f0b19..e2e31d301 100644
--- a/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h
+++ b/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ public:
             else if("no" == accessClass)
                 w.access = false;
 
+            if(junction == "roundabout") {
+                w.roundabout = true;
+            }
             //Let's process oneway property, if speed profile obeys to it
             if(oneway != "no" && oneway != "false" && oneway != "0" && settings.obeyOneways) {
                 //if oneway tag is in forward direction or if actually roundabout
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ public:
             }
 
             for(vector< NodeID >::size_type n = 0; n < w.path.size()-1; ++n) {
-                externalMemory->allEdges.push_back(_Edge(w.path[n], w.path[n+1], w.type, w.direction, w.speed, w.nameID));
+                externalMemory->allEdges.push_back(_Edge(w.path[n], w.path[n+1], w.type, w.direction, w.speed, w.nameID, w.roundabout));
                 externalMemory->usedNodeIDs.push_back(w.path[n]);
             }
             externalMemory->usedNodeIDs.push_back(w.path[w.path.size()-1]);
diff --git a/DataStructures/ExtractorStructs.h b/DataStructures/ExtractorStructs.h
index a7d0c7ad6..0f5ead963 100644
--- a/DataStructures/ExtractorStructs.h
+++ b/DataStructures/ExtractorStructs.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct _Way {
         type = -1;
         useful = false;
         access = true;
+        roundabout = false;
     }
 
     enum {
@@ -89,8 +90,9 @@ struct _Way {
     std::string name;
     double speed;
     short type;
-    bool useful:1;
-    bool access:1;
+    bool useful;
+    bool access;
+    bool roundabout;
     std::vector< NodeID > path;
     HashTable<std::string, std::string> keyVals;
 };
@@ -124,16 +126,17 @@ struct _Relation {
 };
 
 struct _Edge {
-    _Edge() : start(0), target(0), type(0), direction(0), speed(0), nameID(0) {};
-    _Edge(NodeID s, NodeID t) : start(s), target(t), type(0), direction(0), speed(0), nameID(0) { }
-    _Edge(NodeID s, NodeID t, short tp, short d, double sp): start(s), target(t), type(tp), direction(d), speed(sp), nameID(0) { }
-    _Edge(NodeID s, NodeID t, short tp, short d, double sp, unsigned nid): start(s), target(t), type(tp), direction(d), speed(sp), nameID(nid) { }
+    _Edge() : start(0), target(0), type(0), direction(0), speed(0), nameID(0), isRoundabout(false) {};
+    _Edge(NodeID s, NodeID t) : start(s), target(t), type(0), direction(0), speed(0), nameID(0), isRoundabout(false)  { }
+    _Edge(NodeID s, NodeID t, short tp, short d, double sp): start(s), target(t), type(tp), direction(d), speed(sp), nameID(0), isRoundabout(false)  { }
+    _Edge(NodeID s, NodeID t, short tp, short d, double sp, unsigned nid, bool isra): start(s), target(t), type(tp), direction(d), speed(sp), nameID(nid), isRoundabout(isra) { }
     NodeID start;
     NodeID target;
     short type;
     short direction;
     double speed;
     unsigned nameID;
+    bool isRoundabout;
 
     _Coordinate startCoord;
     _Coordinate targetCoord;
diff --git a/DataStructures/ImportEdge.h b/DataStructures/ImportEdge.h
index 195caa6ea..14ae31463 100644
--- a/DataStructures/ImportEdge.h
+++ b/DataStructures/ImportEdge.h
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ public:
 
     /** Default constructor. target and weight are set to 0.*/
     NodeBasedEdge() :
-        _source(0), _target(0), _name(0), _weight(0), forward(0), backward(0), _type(0) { assert(false); } //shall not be used.
+        _source(0), _target(0), _name(0), _weight(0), forward(0), backward(0), _type(0), _roundabout(false) { assert(false); } //shall not be used.
 
-    explicit NodeBasedEdge(NodeID s, NodeID t, NodeID n, EdgeWeight w, bool f, bool b, short ty) :
-            _source(s), _target(t), _name(n), _weight(w), forward(f), backward(b), _type(ty) { assert(ty >= 0); }
+    explicit NodeBasedEdge(NodeID s, NodeID t, NodeID n, EdgeWeight w, bool f, bool b, short ty, bool ra) :
+            _source(s), _target(t), _name(n), _weight(w), forward(f), backward(b), _type(ty), _roundabout(ra) { assert(ty >= 0); }
 
     NodeID target() const {return _target; }
     NodeID source() const {return _source; }
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     bool isBackward() const { return backward; }
     bool isForward() const { return forward; }
     bool isLocatable() const { return _type != 14; }
+    bool isRoundabout() const { return _roundabout; }
 
     NodeID _source;
     NodeID _target;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     bool forward;
     bool backward;
     short _type;
+    bool _roundabout;
 };
 
 class EdgeBasedEdge {
diff --git a/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h b/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h
index eea6ef459..5a6b86412 100644
--- a/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h
+++ b/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ struct TurnInstructionsClass {
     const static short TurnSlightLeft = 8;
     const static short ReachViaPoint = 9;
     const static short HeadOn = 10;
+    const static short EnterRoundAbout = 11;
+    const static short LeaveRoundAbout = 12;
+    const static short StayOnRoundAbout = 13;
 
-    std::string TurnStrings[11];
+    std::string TurnStrings[14];
 
     //This is a hack until c++0x is available enough to use initializer lists.
     TurnInstructionsClass(){
@@ -53,7 +56,84 @@ struct TurnInstructionsClass {
         TurnStrings [8] = "Turn slight left";
         TurnStrings [9] = "Reach via point";
         TurnStrings[10] = "Head";
+        TurnStrings[11] = "Enter round-about";
+        TurnStrings[12] = "Leave round-about";
+        TurnStrings[13] = "Stay on round-about";
     };
+
+    static inline double GetTurnDirectionOfInstruction( const double angle ) {
+        if(angle >= 23 && angle < 67) {
+            return TurnSharpRight;
+        }
+        if (angle >= 67 && angle < 113) {
+            return TurnRight;
+        }
+        if (angle >= 113 && angle < 158) {
+            return TurnSlightRight;
+        }
+        if (angle >= 158 && angle < 202) {
+            return GoStraight;
+        }
+        if (angle >= 202 && angle < 248) {
+            return TurnSlightLeft;
+        }
+        if (angle >= 248 && angle < 292) {
+            return TurnLeft;
+        }
+        if (angle >= 292 && angle < 336) {
+            return TurnSharpLeft;
+        }
+        return 5;
+    }
+
+    static inline bool TurnIsNecessary ( const short turnInstruction ) {
+        if(NoTurn == turnInstruction || StayOnRoundAbout == turnInstruction)
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    //    static inline void getDirectionOfInstruction(double angle, DirectionOfInstruction & dirInst) {
+    //        if(angle >= 23 && angle < 67) {
+    //            dirInst.direction = "southeast";
+    //            dirInst.shortDirection = "SE";
+    //            return;
+    //        }
+    //        if(angle >= 67 && angle < 113) {
+    //            dirInst.direction = "south";
+    //            dirInst.shortDirection = "S";
+    //            return;
+    //        }
+    //        if(angle >= 113 && angle < 158) {
+    //            dirInst.direction = "southwest";
+    //            dirInst.shortDirection = "SW";
+    //            return;
+    //        }
+    //        if(angle >= 158 && angle < 202) {
+    //            dirInst.direction = "west";
+    //            dirInst.shortDirection = "W";
+    //            return;
+    //        }
+    //        if(angle >= 202 && angle < 248) {
+    //            dirInst.direction = "northwest";
+    //            dirInst.shortDirection = "NW";
+    //            return;
+    //        }
+    //        if(angle >= 248 && angle < 292) {
+    //            dirInst.direction = "north";
+    //            dirInst.shortDirection = "N";
+    //            return;
+    //        }
+    //        if(angle >= 292 && angle < 336) {
+    //            dirInst.direction = "northeast";
+    //            dirInst.shortDirection = "NE";
+    //            return;
+    //        }
+    //        dirInst.direction = "East";
+    //        dirInst.shortDirection = "E";
+    //        return;
+    //    }
+    //
+
 };
 
 static TurnInstructionsClass TurnInstructions;
diff --git a/Descriptors/BaseDescriptor.h b/Descriptors/BaseDescriptor.h
index 20050cffe..759965add 100644
--- a/Descriptors/BaseDescriptor.h
+++ b/Descriptors/BaseDescriptor.h
@@ -34,22 +34,6 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 
 #include "../Plugins/RawRouteData.h"
 
-static double areaThresholds[19] = { 5000, 5000, 5000, 5000, 5000, 2500, 2000, 1500, 800, 400, 250, 150, 100, 75, 25, 20, 10, 5, 0 };
-
-/* Get angle of line segment (A,C)->(C,B), atan2 magic, formerly cosine theorem*/
-static double GetAngleBetweenTwoEdges(const _Coordinate& A, const _Coordinate& C, const _Coordinate& B) {
-    int v1x = A.lon - C.lon;
-    int v1y = A.lat - C.lat;
-    int v2x = B.lon - C.lon;
-    int v2y = B.lat - C.lat;
-
-    double angle = (atan2((double)v2y,v2x) - atan2((double)v1y,v1x) )*180/M_PI;
-    while(angle < 0)
-        angle += 360;
-
-    return angle;
-}
-
 struct _RouteSummary {
     std::string lengthString;
     std::string durationString;
diff --git a/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.cpp b/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.cpp
index 1784a0416..4e040e168 100644
--- a/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.cpp
+++ b/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void DescriptionFactory::SetEndSegment(const PhantomNode & _targetPhantom) {
     pathDescription.push_back(SegmentInformation(_targetPhantom.location, _targetPhantom.nodeBasedEdgeNameID, 0, _targetPhantom.weight1, 0, true) );
 }
 
-inline void DescriptionFactory::AppendSegment(const _Coordinate & coordinate, const _PathData & data ) {
+void DescriptionFactory::AppendSegment(const _Coordinate & coordinate, const _PathData & data ) {
     pathDescription.push_back(SegmentInformation(coordinate, data.nameID, 0, data.durationOfSegment, data.turnInstruction) );
 }
 
diff --git a/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.h b/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.h
index f41e78fff..ac054bae1 100644
--- a/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.h
+++ b/Descriptors/DescriptionFactory.h
@@ -50,87 +50,10 @@ public:
     void AppendEncodedPolylineString(std::string & output, bool isEncoded);
     unsigned Run(const unsigned zoomLevel);
 
-//    static inline void getDirectionOfInstruction(double angle, DirectionOfInstruction & dirInst) {
-//        if(angle >= 23 && angle < 67) {
-//            dirInst.direction = "southeast";
-//            dirInst.shortDirection = "SE";
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if(angle >= 67 && angle < 113) {
-//            dirInst.direction = "south";
-//            dirInst.shortDirection = "S";
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if(angle >= 113 && angle < 158) {
-//            dirInst.direction = "southwest";
-//            dirInst.shortDirection = "SW";
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if(angle >= 158 && angle < 202) {
-//            dirInst.direction = "west";
-//            dirInst.shortDirection = "W";
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if(angle >= 202 && angle < 248) {
-//            dirInst.direction = "northwest";
-//            dirInst.shortDirection = "NW";
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if(angle >= 248 && angle < 292) {
-//            dirInst.direction = "north";
-//            dirInst.shortDirection = "N";
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if(angle >= 292 && angle < 336) {
-//            dirInst.direction = "northeast";
-//            dirInst.shortDirection = "NE";
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        dirInst.direction = "East";
-//        dirInst.shortDirection = "E";
-//        return;
-//    }
-//
-//    static inline void getTurnDirectionOfInstruction(double angle, std::string & output) {
-//        if(angle >= 23 && angle < 67) {
-//            output = "Turn sharp right";
-//    //        cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if (angle >= 67 && angle < 113) {
-//            output = "Turn right";
-//    //        cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if (angle >= 113 && angle < 158) {
-//            output = "Bear right";
-//    //        cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//            return;
-//        }
-//
-//        if (angle >= 158 && angle < 202) {
-//            output = "Continue";
-//    //        cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if (angle >= 202 && angle < 248) {
-//            output = "Bear left";
-//    //        cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if (angle >= 248 && angle < 292) {
-//            output = "Turn left";
-//    //        cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        if (angle >= 292 && angle < 336) {
-//            output = "Turn sharp left";
-//    //        cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//            return;
-//        }
-//        output = "U-Turn";
-//    //    cout << "angle " << angle << "-> " << output << endl;
-//    }
+};
+
+#endif /* DESCRIPTIONFACTORY_H_ */
+
 //private:
 //    void appendInstructionNameToString(const std::string & nameOfStreet, const std::string & instructionOrDirection, std::string &output, bool firstAdvice = false) {
 //        output += "[";
@@ -173,6 +96,3 @@ public:
 //        }
 //        output += "]";
 //    }
-};
-
-#endif /* DESCRIPTIONFACTORY_H_ */
diff --git a/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h b/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h
index 1518e217c..3fae495e4 100644
--- a/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h
+++ b/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ public:
             std::string tmpDist, tmpLength, tmp;
             //Fetch data from Factory and generate a string from it.
             BOOST_FOREACH(SegmentInformation segment, descriptionFactory.pathDescription) {
-                if(0 != segment.turnInstruction) {
+                if(TurnInstructions.TurnIsNecessary( segment.turnInstruction) ) {
                     if(0 != prefixSumOfNecessarySegments)
                         reply.content += ",";
                     reply.content += "[\"";
+                    INFO("INstruction: " << segment.turnInstruction);
                     reply.content += TurnInstructions.TurnStrings[segment.turnInstruction];
                     reply.content += "\",\"";
                     reply.content += sEngine.GetEscapedNameForNameID(segment.nameID);
diff --git a/Util/GraphLoader.h b/Util/GraphLoader.h
index 17392f6b8..e1d4d9464 100644
--- a/Util/GraphLoader.h
+++ b/Util/GraphLoader.h
@@ -142,18 +142,21 @@ NodeID readBinaryOSRMGraphFromStream(istream &in, vector<EdgeT>& edgeList, vecto
     }
 
     edgeList.reserve(m);
+    EdgeWeight weight;
+    short type;
+    NodeID nameID;
+    int length;
+    bool isRoundabout;
+
     for (EdgeID i=0; i<m; i++) {
-        EdgeWeight weight;
-        short type;
-        NodeID nameID;
-        int length;
-        in.read((char*)&source, sizeof(unsigned));
-        in.read((char*)&target, sizeof(unsigned));
-        in.read((char*)&length, sizeof(int));
-        in.read((char*)&dir,    sizeof(short));
-        in.read((char*)&weight, sizeof(int));
-        in.read((char*)&type,   sizeof(short));
-        in.read((char*)&nameID ,sizeof(unsigned));
+        in.read((char*)&source,         sizeof(unsigned));
+        in.read((char*)&target,         sizeof(unsigned));
+        in.read((char*)&length,         sizeof(int));
+        in.read((char*)&dir,            sizeof(short));
+        in.read((char*)&weight,         sizeof(int));
+        in.read((char*)&type,           sizeof(short));
+        in.read((char*)&nameID,         sizeof(unsigned));
+        in.read((char*)&isRoundabout,   sizeof(bool));
 
         assert(length > 0);
         assert(weight > 0);
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ NodeID readBinaryOSRMGraphFromStream(istream &in, vector<EdgeT>& edgeList, vecto
 
         if(source == UINT_MAX || target == UINT_MAX) { cerr << "nonexisting source or target" << endl; exit(0); }
 
-        EdgeT inputEdge(source, target, nameID, weight, forward, backward, type );
+        EdgeT inputEdge(source, target, nameID, weight, forward, backward, type, isRoundabout );
         edgeList.push_back(inputEdge);
     }
     ext2IntNodeMap.clear();
diff --git a/extractor.cpp b/extractor.cpp
index a3c364428..062417a08 100644
--- a/extractor.cpp
+++ b/extractor.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
                     short edgeType = edgeIT->type;
                     fout.write((char*)&edgeType, sizeof(short));
                     fout.write((char*)&edgeIT->nameID, sizeof(unsigned));
+                    fout.write((char *)&edgeIT->isRoundabout, sizeof(bool));
                 }
                 ++usedEdgeCounter;
                 ++edgeIT;
@@ -443,7 +444,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
         fout.close();
         cout << "ok" << endl;
         time = get_timestamp();
-        INFO("Written edges: " << usedEdgeCounter << " at " << positionInFile);
         cout << "[extractor] writing street name index ... " << flush;
         vector<unsigned> * nameIndex = new vector<unsigned>(externalMemory.nameVector.size()+1, 0);
         outputFileName.append(".names");