Study Details

Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements

Study ID: 22

Authors: Harkey et al.

Publication Date:  2008

Abstract:

Study Citation: Harkey, D.L., R. Srinivasan, J. Baek, F. Council, K. Eccles, N. Lefler, F. Gross, B. Persaud, C. Lyon, E. Hauer, and J. Bonneson. National Cooperative Highway Research Report 617: Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements, NCHRP, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 2008.

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CMFs Associated With This Study

Category: Highway lighting

Countermeasure: Provide highway lighting

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.820Cannot Be Rated (HSM)NighttimeAllAll
0.7129Cannot Be Rated (HSM)NighttimeK,A,B,CAll

Category:Intersection traffic control

Countermeasure: Change from permitted or permitted-protected to protected

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.9913 StarsAllAllNot specifiedUrban
0.01994 StarsAngleAllNot specifiedUrban

Countermeasure: Change permitted to protected/permitted or permitted/protected

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.9823 StarsAngleNot specifiedUrban

Countermeasure: Install a traffic signal

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.23[B]775 StarsAngleAllNot SpecifiedRural
0.4[B]605 StarsLeft turnAllNot SpecifiedRural
1.58[I]-585 StarsRear endAllNot specifiedRural
0.56[B]445 StarsAllAllNot specifiedRural

Countermeasure: Replace Night-Time Flash with Steady Operation

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.66344 StarsAngle,NighttimeAllNot specifiedUrban
0.65354 StarsNighttimeAllNot specifiedUrban

Category:Roadside

Countermeasure: Convert sideslope from 1V:7H to 1V:2H or steeper

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.18[#chr(176)#]-18Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural

Countermeasure: Convert sideslope from 1V:7H to 1V:4H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.12[#chr(176)#]-12Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural

Countermeasure: Convert sideslope from 1V:7H to 1V:5H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.09[#chr(176)#]-9Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural

Countermeasure: Convert sideslope from 1V:7H to 1V:6H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.05[#chr(176)#]-5Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:2H to 1V:4H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.94[#chr(176)#]6Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.9[#chr(176)#]10Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:2H to 1V:5H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.91[#chr(176)#]9Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.85[#chr(176)#]15Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:2H to 1V:6H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.88[#chr(176)#]12Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.79[#chr(176)#]21Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:2H to 1V:7H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.85[#chr(176)#]15Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.73[#chr(176)#]27Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:3H to 1V:4H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.95[#chr(176)#]5Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.92[#chr(176)#]8Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:3H to 1V:5H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.86[#chr(176)#]14Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural
0.92[#chr(176)#]8Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:3H to 1V:6H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.81[#chr(176)#]19Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural
0.89[#chr(176)#]11Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:3H to 1V:7H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.74[#chr(176)#]26Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural
0.85[#chr(176)#]15Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:4H to 1V:5H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.94[#chr(176)#]6Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural
0.97[#chr(176)#]3Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:4H to 1V:6H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.93[#chr(176)#]7Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.88[#chr(176)#]12Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:4H to 1V:7H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.89[#chr(176)#]11Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.81[#chr(176)#]19Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:5H to 1V:6H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.97[#chr(176)#]3Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.94[#chr(176)#]6Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:5H to 1V:7H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.92[#chr(176)#]8Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.86[#chr(176)#]14Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Countermeasure: Flatten sideslope from 1V:6H to 1V:7H

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
0.95[#chr(176)#]5Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllMinor ArterialRural
0.92[#chr(176)#]8Cannot Be Rated (HSM)Single vehicleMinor ArterialRural

Category:Shoulder treatments

Countermeasure: Convert right shoulder width from 8-ft to 0-ft

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.18[#chr(176)#]-18Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural

Countermeasure: Convert right shoulder width from 8-ft to 2-ft

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.13[#chr(176)#]-13Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural

Countermeasure: Convert right shoulder width from 8-ft to 4-ft

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.09[#chr(176)#]-9Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural

Countermeasure: Convert right shoulder width from 8-ft to 6-ft

CMF CRF(%)QualityCrash TypeCrash SeverityRoadway TypeArea Type
1.04[#chr(176)#]-4Cannot Be Rated (HSM)AllPrincipal Arterial OtherRural