CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 1444

Install larger signal lenses (12 inch)

Description:

Prior Condition:  Replace 8 inch signal heads with 12 inch signal heads.

Category: Intersection traffic control

Study: Low-Cost Safety Improvements Chapter 27, The Traffic Safety Toolbox: a primer on traffic safety, Polanis, 1999

 
Star Quality Rating:2 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:40
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.54
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.075
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:46  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:7.5
Applicability
Crash Type:Angle
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not specified
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Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Urban
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Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
Intersection Type:Roadway/roadway (not interchange related)
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Traffic Control:Signalized
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:
Municipality:Winston Salem
State:NC
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Type of Methodology Used:Simple before/after
Sample Size (sites):44 sites after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Dec 01, 2009
Comments: The number of crashes in the after period were not reported in this study, however, they have been recorded as 300 to give 10 points as a beneift of doubt for one or more of the following: (1) number of miles/sites in the reference/treatment group, (2) number of crashes in the references/treatment group, (3) reporting AADTs for the aggregate dataset but not for the disaggragate dataset used for CMF development.

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