CMF / CRF Details
Decrease median width from 64ft to 22ft
Countermeasure ID: 5513
Description: Decrease median width from 64ft to 22ft
Prior Condition: 64 ft wide median
Category: Access management
Study: Using multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) to develop crash modification factors for urban freeway interchange influence areas, Haleem et al., 2013
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | 
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| Value: | 3.227 | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: |  | 
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.329 | 
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | 
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| Value: | -222.7  (This value indicates an increase in crashes) | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: |  | 
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 32.9 | 
| Applicability | 
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| Crash Type: | All | 
| Crash Severity: | K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury) | 
| Roadway Types: | Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways | 
| Street Type: |  | 
| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 4 | 
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| Number of Lanes Direction: |  | 
| Number of Lanes Comment: | 4 - 6+ Lanes | 
| Crash Weather: | Not specified | 
| Road Division Type: | Divided by Median | 
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| Area Type: | Urban | 
| Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 5700 to Maximum of 309000  Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) | 
| Average Traffic Volume: | 95338 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) | 
| Time of Day: | All | 
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | 
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| Development Details | 
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2007 to 2010 | 
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| State: | FL | 
| Country: | USA | 
| Type of Methodology Used: | Regression cross-section | 
| Sample Size (crashes): | 18525 crashes | 
| Other Details | 
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No | 
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Apr 30, 2014 | 
| Comments: | CMF for urban freeway interchange areas |