CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 10760

Install Variable Speed Limit (VSL)

Description: Install Variable Speed Limit (VSL) system where posted speed limits change in real time according to traffic and/or weather conditions

Prior Condition:  No Prior Condition(s)

Category: Advanced technology and ITS

Study: Safety Evaluation of Variable Speed Limit System in British Columbia, El Esawey et al., 2021

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:110
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.684
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.119
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:31.6  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:11.9
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury)
Roadway Types:All
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:4
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:All
Minimum Speed Limit:90
Maximum Speed Limit:110
Speed Unit:km/h
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 3672 to Maximum of 4255 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Average Traffic Volume:
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
Intersection Type:
Intersection Geometry:
Traffic Control:
Major Road Traffic Volume:
Minor Road Traffic Volume:
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2013 to 2019
Municipality:British Columbia
State:notusa
Country:Canada
Type of Methodology Used:
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jul 01, 2021
Comments:This CMF is for Winter crashes only (October - March), and accounts for annual multipliers. The analysis period included three winter seasons in the before, and three winter seasons in the after period. The abstract mentions a EB CRF of 34.4%, however the EB CRF reported in the paper and the conclusion is 30.7% (without accounting for annual multipliers) and 31.6% when accounting for annual multipliers.