CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 2437

Install chevron signs on horizontal curves

Description: Along a curve with a small radius, large deflection angle, available sight distance smaller than stopping sight distance, and superelevation smaller than demanded at design and operating speed.

Prior Condition:  No sign

Category: Signs

Study: Safety Evaluation of Improved Curve Delineation, Srinivasan et al., 2009

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:120
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.94
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.088
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:6  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:8.8
Applicability
Crash Type:Head on,Non-intersection,Run off road,Sideswipe
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:All
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:2
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Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Undivided
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Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 261 to Maximum of 14790 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Traffic Volume:
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1993 to 2007
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State:WA
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jan 01, 1970
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