CMF / CRF Details
Increase degree of curve on freeways from 0 to 15 (curvature in degrees)
Countermeasure ID: 2487
Description: The degree of curve is in degrees
Prior Condition: No Prior Condition(s)
Category: Alignment
Study: Evaluating the Effects of Freeway Design Elements on Safety, Park, Fitzpatrick, Lord, 2010
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 100 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 6.12 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 7.82 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | -512 (This value indicates an increase in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 782 |
| 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 |
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| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 4 |
| Maximum Number of Lanes: | 4 |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
| Road Division Type: | Divided by Median |
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| Area Type: | Urban |
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| Time of Day: | All |
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | |
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| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 1997 to 2001 |
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| State: | TX |
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| Type of Methodology Used: | Regression cross-section |
| Sample Size (crashes): | 1959 crashes |
| Other Details | |
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No |
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Jan 01, 1970 |
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