CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 9207
Install safety edge treatment
Description: The safety edge is a low-cost treatment that is implemented in conjunction with pavement resurfacing and is intended to help minimize drop-off-related crashes.
Prior Condition: Drop-off pavement edge
Category: Shoulder treatments
Study: Development Of Crash Modification Factors For The Application Of The Safetyedge Treatment On Two-Lane Rural Roads, Donnell et al., 2017
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 100 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 1.016 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.179 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | -1.6 (This value indicates an increase in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 17.9 |
| Applicability | |
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| Crash Type: | Run off road |
| Crash Severity: | All |
| Roadway Types: | Principal Arterial Other |
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| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 2 |
| Maximum Number of Lanes: | 2 |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
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| Area Type: | Rural |
| Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 3200 to Maximum of 10167 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Average Traffic Volume: | 5962 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Time of Day: | Not specified |
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| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2007 to 2014 |
| Municipality: | Marion Co. |
| State: | FL |
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| Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes |
| Sample Size (crashes): | 41 crashes before, 60 crashes after |
| Sample Size (sites): | 40 sites before, 40 sites after |
| Sample Size (miles): | 36 miles before, 36 miles after |
| Sample Size (miles): | 165 mile-years before, 127 mile-years after |
