CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 327

Install a traffic signal

Description:

Prior Condition:  No Prior Condition(s)

Category: Intersection traffic control

Study: Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements, Harkey et al., 2008

 
Star Quality Rating:5 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:145
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.4
Adjusted Standard Error:0.06
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.05
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:60  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:6
Unadjusted Standard Error:5
Applicability
Crash Type:Left turn
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not Specified
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Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Rural
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If countermeasure is intersection-based
Intersection Type:Roadway/roadway (not interchange related)
Intersection Geometry:3-leg,4-leg
Traffic Control:Stop-controlled
Major Road Traffic Volume:Minimum of 3261 to Maximum of 29926 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Minor Road Traffic Volume:Minimum of 101 to Maximum of 10300 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
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Development Details
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?Yes. HSM lists this CMF in bold font to indicate that it has the highest reliability since it has an adjusted standard error of 0.1 or less.
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Dec 01, 2009
Comments:Countermeasure name changed to match HSM

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