CMF / CRF Details
Install an intersection conflict warning system (ICWS) with overhead signs (various messages) and flashers at the intersection on minor; loop on major
Countermeasure ID: 8459
Description: Install an intersection conflict warning system (ICWS) with overhead signs (various messages) and flashers at the intersection on minor; loop on major
Prior Condition: No intersection conflict warning systems
Category: Signs
Study: Multi-State Safety Evaluation of Intersection Conflict Warning Systems (ICWS), Himes et al, 2016
| Star Quality Rating: | |
| Rating Points Total: | 112 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 0.892 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.075 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | 10.8 (This value indicates a decrease in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 7.5 |
| 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 |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
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| Area Type: | Rural |
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| Time of Day: | Not specified |
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | |
| Intersection Type: | Roadway/roadway (not interchange related) |
| Intersection Geometry: | 4-leg |
| Traffic Control: | Stop-controlled |
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| Development Details | |
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| State: | MN,MO,NC |
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| Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes |
| Sample Size (crashes): | 241 crashes after |
| Sample Size (sites): | 15 sites before, 15 sites after |
| Other Details | |
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No |
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Comments: | CMF for 2-lane at 2-lane intersections |
