CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 6707

Add new paved shoulder

Description: Add a new paved shoulder where there is currently no paved shoulder

Prior Condition:  No paved shoulder

Category: Shoulder treatments

Study: Safety Impacts of Highway Shoulder Attributes in Illinois, Bamzai et al., 2011

 
Star Quality Rating:3 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:75
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.57
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:43  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Applicability
Crash Type:Fixed object,Head on,Run off road,Sideswipe
Crash Severity:K (fatal)
Roadway Types:Not specified
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:3
Maximum Number of Lanes:
Number of Lanes Direction:Both Directions
Number of Lanes Comment:Multi Lane
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:
Minimum Speed Limit:35
Maximum Speed Limit:65
Speed Unit:mph
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:Urban
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 20000 to Maximum of 30000 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
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:
Average Major Road Volume :NULL Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Minor Road Volume :NULL Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2000 to 2006
Municipality:
State:IL
Country:USA
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):NULL crashes
Sample Size (sites):NULL sites
Sample Size (site-years):NULL site-years
Sample Size (miles):NULL miles
Sample Size (mile-years):NULL mile-years
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 22, 2015
Comments:This CMF applies to urban multilane highways with daily traffic from 20,000 to 30,000 vehicles per day. This CMF applies to shoulder related crashes, which were defined as fixed object, head-on, run-off-road, sideswipe opposite direction, and sideswipe same direction.