CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 4078
Upgrade unpaved or non-existent shoulders to composite shoulders
Description:
Upgrade shoulders on rural two-lane roads from unpaved or non-existent shoulders to composite shoulders.
Prior Condition: Unpaved shoulders less than or equal to 5 feet on rural two-lane roads.
Category: Shoulder treatments
Crash Modification Factor (CMF) |
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Value: | 0.861 |
Adjusted Standard Error: | |
Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.145 |
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) |
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Value: | 13.9 (This value indicates a decrease in crashes) |
Adjusted Standard Error: | |
Unadjusted Standard Error: | 14.5 |
Applicability |
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Crash Type: | All |
Crash Severity: | All |
Roadway Types: | Not Specified |
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Minimum Number of Lanes: | 2 |
Maximum Number of Lanes: | 2 |
Number of Lanes Direction: | |
Number of Lanes Comment: | |
Crash Weather: | Not specified |
Road Division Type: | Undivided |
Minimum Speed Limit: | |
Maximum Speed Limit: | |
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Speed Limit Comment: | |
Area Type: | Rural |
Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 380 to Maximum of 2340 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
Average Traffic Volume: | 980 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
Time of Day: | All |
If countermeasure is intersection-based |
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Traffic Control: | |
Major Road Traffic Volume: | |
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Development Details |
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Date Range of Data Used: | 2000 to 2009 |
Municipality: | |
State: | KS |
Country: | USA |
Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes |
Sample Size (crashes): | 112 crashes before, 142 crashes after |
Other Details |
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Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No |
Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Nov 01, 2012 |
Comments: | This CMF is also contained in the report, Zeng, H., S. Schrock, and T. Mulinazzi. "Evaluation of Safety Effectiveness of Composite Shoulders, Wide Unpaved Shoulders, and Wide Paved Shoulders in Kansas," Report No. K-TRAN: KU-11-1, Kansas DOT, Topeka, KS, March 2013. |