CMF / CRF Details

Convert frontage road from two-way operation to one-way operation

Countermeasure ID: 4014

Description: Convert frontage road from two-way operation to one-way operation

Prior Condition: frontage road with two-way operation

Category: Access management

Study: Safety and Economic Impacts of Converting Two-way Frontage Roads to One-way: Methodology and Findings, Eisele et al., 2011

 
Star Quality Rating:2 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:60
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.27
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:73  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Applicability
Crash Type:Rear end
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury)
Roadway Types:Not Specified
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Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Not specified
Traffic Volume:
Average Traffic Volume:2996 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1998 to 2007
Municipality:
State:TX
Country:U.S.A.
Type of Methodology Used:Simple before/after
Sample Size (crashes):55 crashes before, 20 crashes after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 04, 2012
Comments:This CMF is for non-PDO rear-end crashes from Table 4.9 (p. 53). The CMF standard error was computed using the confidence interval given in Table 4.9 (p. 53): (CMF upper limit-CMF lower limit)/(2*1.96). The crash data consisted of records from 1998 to 2007 but excluded records from 2002 (p. 24). The study method was before-after with comparison group. Since this is not available on the list for study methodology, simple before-after was selected. The before and after sample sizes were computed using Table 4-3 (p. 46) which lists the annual crash frequency in the before and after periods and Table 3-4 (p. 36) which lists the duration of the before and after periods. The average ADT for the before and after period for each treatment site is given in Table 4-7 (p. 49); however, the overall average ADT for the treatment group is not provided. To compute the overall average ADT for the treatment group, a weighted average was taken using the treatment site average ADTs and the treatment site before and after period lengths listed in Table 3-4 (p. 36): 44*2200+60*1800+43*1800+60*2200+36*4600+60*5500+36*2600+60*3200/(44+60+43+60+36+60+36+60)=2996

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