CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 2763
Install median acceleration lane
Description: Install a median acceleration lane (MAL)
Prior Condition: No Prior Condition(s)
Category: Intersection geometry
Study: NCHRP Report 650 - Median Intersection Design for Rural High-Speed Divided Highways, Maze et al., 2010
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 10 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 1.17 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 1.43 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | -17 (This value indicates an increase in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 143.2 |
| Applicability | |
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| Crash Type: | Not specified |
| Crash Severity: | All |
| Roadway Types: | Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
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| Area Type: | Rural |
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| Time of Day: | All |
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | |
| Intersection Type: | Roadway/roadway (not interchange related) |
| Intersection Geometry: | 4-leg |
| Traffic Control: | Stop-controlled |
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| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 1993 to 2003 |
| Municipality: | Pettis County |
| State: | MO |
| Country: | USA |
| Type of Methodology Used: | Simple before/after |
| Sample Size (crashes): | 2 crashes before, 1 crashes after |
| Other Details | |
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No |
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Mar 21, 2011 |
| Comments: | For "other" type crashes at 1 site. |
