CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 9219

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:5 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:140
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.628
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.072
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:37.2  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:7.2
Applicability
Crash Type:Other
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 10 to Maximum of 18600 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Traffic Volume:3175 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Time of Day:Not specified
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2005 to 2014
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State:NC
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):309 crashes before, 82 crashes after
Sample Size (sites):727 sites before, 727 sites after
Sample Size (miles):369 miles before, 369 miles after
Sample Size (miles):2375 mile-years before, 948 mile-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 17, 2018
Comments:Drop-off-related crashes were defined where the roadway contributing circumstance variable was coded to indicate that the shoulder was low, soft or high, or, the sequence of events indicated one of the following events:ROR-R followed by ROR-L; ROR-R followed by overturn/rollover; ROR-R followed by cross centerline/median. Excludes intersection-related crashes and animal-related crashes.