CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 3252

Installation of bicycle lanes at signalized intersections

Description: Installation of bicycle lanes at signalized intersections

Prior Condition:  No bicycle lanes, cyclists shared the roadway with motor vehicles

Category: Bicyclists

Study: Safety Performance Functions for Bicycle Crashes in New Zealand and Australia, Turner et al., 2011

 
Star Quality Rating:2 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:40
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.42
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Unadjusted Standard Error:
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:58  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
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Applicability
Crash Type:Vehicle/bicycle
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:All
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Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:All
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Area Type:Urban and suburban
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Time of Day:All
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:Christchurch
State:notusa
Country:New Zealand
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):5 crashes before, 2 crashes after
Sample Size (sites):104 sites before, 104 sites after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jul 15, 2011
Comments:Crash Type: Cyclist through, right turning vehicle in same direction (note: study was performed in New Zealand and turning directions have been reversed for right-side driving countries when entered). Not much detail is presented regarding the before-aft