CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 6661

Widen shoulder

Description:

Prior Condition:  Original shoulder width 4-6 ft

Category: Shoulder treatments

Study: Exploration and comparison of crash modification factors for multiple treatments on rural multilane roadways, Park et al., 2014

 
Star Quality Rating:2 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:70
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.617
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.078
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:38.3  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:7.8
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not specified
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Minimum Number of Lanes:3
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Number of Lanes Direction:Both Directions
Number of Lanes Comment:Multi Lane
Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 2000 to Maximum of 50000 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
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If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2003 to 2012
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State:FL
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Type of Methodology Used:Other before/after
Sample Size (sites):44 sites before
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 22, 2015
Comments:Before condition shoulder width between 4-6 ft. Study method was either EB or CG, the authors chose the method that had the lowest SE. 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.