CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 8349

Install w-beam guardrail or concrete barrier

Description:

Prior Condition:  No roadside barrier

Category: Roadside

Study: Evaluation of the Safety Effectiveness of Installing Roadside Barriers with Different Driver, Vehicle, Weather, and Time of Day Conditions, Park et. al., 2016

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:130
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.73
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.07
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:27  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:7
Applicability
Crash Type:Run off road
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury)
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:5
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:
Minimum Speed Limit:50
Maximum Speed Limit:70
Speed Unit:mph
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:Not specified
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 35000 to Maximum of 104600 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:2003 to 2011
Municipality:
State:FL
Country:
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):237 crashes before, 160 crashes after
Sample Size (sites):147 sites before, 147 sites after
Sample Size (miles):68 miles before, 68 miles after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jan 17, 2017
Comments:CMF is based on a Full Bayes analysis.