CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 1419

Add signal (additional primary head)

Description:

Prior Condition:  Intersection has one primary signal head per approach

Category: Intersection traffic control

Study: Safety Benefits of Additional Primary Signal Heads, Felipe et al., 1998

 
Star Quality Rating:Cannot Be Rated (Insufficient Information)
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Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.65
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Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:35  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
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Applicability
Crash Type:Angle
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not specified
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Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Urban
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If countermeasure is intersection-based
Intersection Type:Roadway/roadway (not interchange related)
Intersection Geometry:4-leg
Traffic Control:Signalized
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:
Municipality:Richmond, British Columbia
State:notusa
Country:Canada
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (sites):8 sites after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Dec 01, 2009
Comments:The authors state that "three year of data were used for this analysis" (p. 7). This statement does not indicate if the before period was 3 years, the after period was 3 years, both were 3 years, or the total time period was 3 years (i.e. 1.5 years for before period and 1.5 years for after period).