CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 9220

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:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:125
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.726
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.144
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:27.4  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
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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 100 to Maximum of 11905 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Traffic Volume:3266 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:2006 to 2014
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State:OH
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):138 crashes before, 26 crashes after
Sample Size (sites):447 sites before, 447 sites after
Sample Size (miles):576 miles before, 576 miles after
Sample Size (miles):3847 mile-years before, 606 mile-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 17, 2018
Comments:Drop-off-related crashes were as one of the following sequence of 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.