CMF / CRF Details
Decrease paved right shoulder from 8-ft to X
Countermeasure ID: 7832
Description:
Prior Condition: Roadway with 8-ft right paved shoulders
Category: Shoulder treatments
Study: Validation and Application of Highway Safety Manual (Part D) in Florida, Abdel-Aty et al., 2014
| Star Quality Rating: | |
| Rating Points Total: | 90 | 
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 1.57 | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.07 | 
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | -57 (This value indicates an increase in crashes) | 
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 7 | 
| Applicability | |
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| Crash Type: | All | 
| Crash Severity: | All | 
| Roadway Types: | Not specified | 
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| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 2 | 
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| Number of Lanes Comment: | > = 2 Lanes | 
| Crash Weather: | Not specified | 
| Road Division Type: | All | 
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| Area Type: | Rural | 
| Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 5000 to Maximum of 35000 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) | 
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| Time of Day: | All | 
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| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2010 to 2012 | 
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| State: | FL | 
| Country: | USA | 
| Type of Methodology Used: | Regression cross-section | 
| Sample Size (sites): | 317 sites | 
| Sample Size (site-years): | 951 site-years | 
| Sample Size (miles): | 135.326 miles | 
| Sample Size (mile-years): | 406 mile-years | 
| Other Details | |
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No | 
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Mar 08, 2016 | 
| Comments: | CMFs of narrowing paved right shoulder width from 8-ft to 2-ft on rural multilane highways. | 
