CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 5

Four to five lane conversion

Description:

Prior Condition:  No Prior Condition(s)

Category: Roadway

Study: Safety Effects of Using Narrow Lanes and Shoulder-Use Lanes to Increase the Capacity of Urban Freeways , Bauer et al., 2004

 
Star Quality Rating:5 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:135
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:1.1
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.04
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:-10  (This value indicates an increase in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:4
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury),O (property damage only)
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways
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Minimum Number of Lanes:4
Maximum Number of Lanes:4
Number of Lanes Direction:One Direction
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Urban
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 79000 to Maximum of 128000 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
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If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?Yes. HSM lists this CMF in bold font to indicate that it has the highest reliability since it has an adjusted standard error of 0.1 or less. However, it also includes an asterisk (*) to indicate that the CMF value itself is within the range 0.90 to 1.10, but that the confidence interval defined by the CMF ± two times the standard error may contain the value 1.0. This is important to note since a treatment with such an CMF could potentially result in (a) a reduction in crashes (safety benefit), (b) no change, or (c) an increase in crashes (safety disbenefit). HSM recommends that this CMF should be used with caution.
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Dec 01, 2009
Comments:AADT is one direction