CMF / CRF Details
Install chevron signs on horizontal curves
Countermeasure ID: 1903
Description: Along a curve with a small radius, large deflection angle, available sight distance smaller than stopping sight distance, and superelevation smaller than demanded at design and operating speed.
Prior Condition: No curve delineation treatment
Category: Signs
Study: Safety Evaluation of Curve Delineation Improvements An Empirical Bayes Observational Before-After Study, Montella, 2009
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | 
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| Value: | 1.463 | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: |  | 
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.64 | 
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | 
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| Value: | -46.3  (This value indicates an increase in crashes) | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: |  | 
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 64 | 
| Applicability | 
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| Crash Type: | All | 
| Crash Severity: | K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury) | 
| Roadway Types: | Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways | 
| Street Type: |  | 
| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 4 | 
| Maximum Number of Lanes: | 4 | 
| Number of Lanes Direction: |  | 
| Number of Lanes Comment: |  | 
| Crash Weather: | Not specified | 
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| Area Type: | Not specified | 
| Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 7400 to Maximum of 9746 | 
| Average Traffic Volume: |  | 
| Time of Day: | All | 
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | 
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| Intersection Geometry: |  | 
| Traffic Control: |  | 
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| Development Details | 
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2001 to 2005 | 
| Municipality: | Trans European Road Network, Italy | 
| State: | notusa | 
| Country: |  | 
| Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes | 
| Sample Size (sites): | 4 sites after | 
| Other Details | 
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No | 
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Dec 01, 2009 | 
| Comments: |  |