CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 6629

Change horizontal curve radius from straight tangent to radius of R feet (at speed limit of V in mph)

Description:

Prior Condition:  No Prior Condition(s)

Category: Alignment

Study: Evaluating the Need for Surface Treatments to Reduce Crash Frequency on Horizontal Curves, Pratt et al., 2014

 
Star Quality Rating:3 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:105
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:Equation
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
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Applicability
Crash Type:Run off road
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury)
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Interstate
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:4
Maximum Number of Lanes:4
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Undivided
Minimum Speed Limit:75
Maximum Speed Limit:75
Speed Unit:mph
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 412 to Maximum of 34400 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Average Traffic Volume:9045 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Time of Day:Not specified
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2007 to 2011
Municipality:
State:TX
Country:USA
Type of Methodology Used:Regression cross-section
Sample Size (crashes):270 crashes
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 22, 2015
Comments:For situations where the existing (prior) condition is not a straight tangent, calculate CMFs separately for the existing condition and the proposed condition and then divide the proposed condition CMF by the existing condition CMF to arrive at the final CMF.