CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 2803
Install positive offset left turn lanes
Description:
Install offset left turn lanes to improve sight distance
Prior Condition: No Prior Condition(s)
Category: Intersection geometry
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) |
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| Value: | 1.24 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.59 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) |
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| Value: | -24 (This value indicates an increase in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 58.9 |
| Applicability |
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| Crash Type: | Angle |
| Crash Severity: | All |
| 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 |
| Road Division Type: | Divided by Median |
| Minimum Speed Limit: | 55 |
| Maximum Speed Limit: | 55 |
| Speed Unit: | mph |
| Speed Limit Comment: | |
| Area Type: | Rural |
| Traffic Volume: | |
| Average Traffic Volume: | |
| Time of Day: | All |
| If countermeasure is intersection-based |
| Intersection Type: | Roadway/roadway (not interchange related) |
| Intersection Geometry: | 4-leg |
| Traffic Control: | Stop-controlled |
| Major Road Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 27400 to Maximum of 33100 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Minor Road Traffic Volume: | |
| Average Major Road Volume : | |
| Average Minor Road Volume : | |
| Development Details |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 1999 to 2006 |
| Municipality: | New Hanover County |
| State: | NC |
| Country: | USA |
| Type of Methodology Used: | Simple before/after |
| Sample Size (crashes): | 8 crashes before, 12 crashes after |
| Other Details |
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No |
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Mar 21, 2011 |
| Comments: | For 1 site. The intersection just south of the site was signalized during the before period. That signal opens gaps in traffic and may have contributed to a drop in some crash types. |
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