CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 2375

Install curb and gutter

Description: Install AASHTO Type B curb along the outside (right) shoulder of four-lane suburban roadways.

Prior Condition:  Suburban four-lane facilities without curb on the outside (right) shoulder. All roads have either two-way left-turn lanes or non-traversable medians.

Category: Shoulder treatments

Study: Collision Models for Multilane Highway Segments to Examine the Safety of Curbs, Baek and Hummer, 2008

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:110
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.89
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Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:11  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
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Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not Specified
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:4
Maximum Number of Lanes:4
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Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Divided by Median
Minimum Speed Limit:45
Maximum Speed Limit:55
Speed Unit:mph
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:Suburban
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 8333 to Maximum of 57138
Average Traffic Volume:
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2001 to 2003
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State:NC
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Type of Methodology Used:Regression cross-section
Sample Size (crashes):2274 crashes
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jan 01, 1970
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