CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 2424

Install centerline rumble strips

Description:

Prior Condition:  No Prior Condition(s)

Category: Roadway

Study: Impact of Rumble Strips on Collision Reduction on BC Highways: A Comprehensive Before and After Safety Study, Sayed et al., 2010

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:110
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.71
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:29.3  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Applicability
Crash Type:Cross median,Frontal and opposing direction sideswipe,Head on,Run off road
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Other
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Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:2
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Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Undivided
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Area Type:Rural
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Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2000 to 2006
Municipality:British Columbia
State:notusa
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (site-years):102 site-years before, 68 site-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jan 01, 1970
Comments:The number of crashes in the after period were not reported in this study, however, they have been recorded as 300 to give 10 points as a beneift of doubt for one or more of the following: (1) number of miles/sites in the reference/treatment group, (2) number of crashes in the references/treatment group, (3) reporting AADTs for the aggregate dataset but not for the disaggragate dataset used for CMF development.