CMF / CRF Details
Install pedestrian countdown timer
Countermeasure ID: 5322
Description: Install pedestrian countdown timer
Prior Condition: Signalized intersection, no countdown timer
Category: Intersection traffic control
Study: The impact of pedestrian countdown signals on pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions: a quasi-experimental study, A. Camden, R. Buliung, L. Rothman, C. Macarthur, and A. Howard, 2012
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | 
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| Value: | 0.968 | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: |  | 
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.251 | 
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | 
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| Value: | 3.2  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes) | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: |  | 
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 25.1 | 
| Applicability | 
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| Crash Type: | Vehicle/pedestrian | 
| Crash Severity: | K (fatal) | 
| Roadway Types: | All | 
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified | 
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| Area Type: | Urban | 
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| Time of Day: | All | 
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | 
| Intersection Type: | Not specified | 
| Intersection Geometry: | Not specified | 
| Traffic Control: | Signalized | 
| Major Road Traffic Volume: |  | 
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| Development Details | 
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2000 to 2009 | 
| Municipality: | Toronto | 
| State: | notusa | 
| Country: | Canada | 
| Type of Methodology Used: | Simple before/after | 
| Sample Size (crashes): | 86 crashes before, 19 crashes after | 
| Other Details | 
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No | 
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Jan 09, 2014 | 
| Comments: |  |