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:3 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:90
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:Equation
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:Equation
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Applicability
Crash Type:Fixed object,Rear end,Sideswipe
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not specified
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:4
Maximum Number of Lanes:8
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Divided by Median
Minimum Speed Limit:30
Maximum Speed Limit:40
Speed Unit:mph
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:Urban
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 6600 to Maximum of 64800 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Average Traffic Volume:
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Traffic Control:
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Development Details
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
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Aug 12, 2014
Comments:In the CMFunction, X is the percentage shorter than the Greenbook recommended length. Values spanned from -47% (i.e., 47% shorter than the Greenbook length) to 38% (i.e., 38% longer than the Greenbook length). Also, traffic volumes ranged from 1639 vpdpl to 10,805 vpdpl.