CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 5535
Shorten left turn lane by X percent at unsignalized median opening
Description: Shorten left turn lane by X percent shorter than the Greenbook recommended length at unsignalized median openings.
Prior Condition: Turn lane X percent different than Greenbook recommended length
Category: Access management
Study: Safety Impacts of Using Short Left-Turn Lanes at Unsignalized Median Openings, Chen et al., 2014
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 90 |
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| Crash Type: | Fixed object,Rear end,Sideswipe |
| Crash Severity: | All |
| Roadway Types: | Not specified |
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| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 4 |
| Maximum Number of Lanes: | 8 |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
| Road Division Type: | Divided by Median |
| Minimum Speed Limit: | 30 |
| Maximum Speed Limit: | 40 |
| Speed Unit: | mph |
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| Area Type: | Urban |
| Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 6600 to Maximum of 64800 Average Daily Traffic (ADT) |
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| Time of Day: | All |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2006 to 2011 |
| Municipality: | Houston |
| State: | TX |
| Country: | USA |
| Type of Methodology Used: | Regression cross-section |
| Sample Size (crashes): | 32 crashes |
| Sample Size (sites): | 52 sites |
| Sample Size (site-years): | 312 site-years |
