CMF / CRF Details

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

Countermeasure ID: 4016

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:0.46
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Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:54  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
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Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:C (possible injury)
Roadway Types:Not Specified
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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):74 crashes before, 31 crashes after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 04, 2012
Comments:This CMF is for non-PDO possible injury crashes from Table 4.9 (p. 53). “Possible injury” is not listed under crash severity. 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 4-5 (p. 48) 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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