CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 2805

Install improved advance freeway guidance signage

Description: Replace/relocate conventional advance junction route marker and assembly

Prior Condition:  No Prior Condition(s)

Category: Signs

Study: NCHRP Report 650 - Median Intersection Design for Rural High-Speed Divided Highways, Maze et al., 2010

 
Star Quality Rating:1 Star  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:15
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:1.07
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.18
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:-7  (This value indicates an increase in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:18
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:
Maximum Number of Lanes:
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Divided by Median
Minimum Speed Limit:45
Maximum Speed Limit:65
Speed Unit:mph
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:
Average Traffic Volume:
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
Intersection Type:Roadway/roadway (not interchange related)
Intersection Geometry:4-leg
Traffic Control:Stop-controlled
Major Road Traffic Volume:Minimum of 17100 to Maximum of 43000 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Minor Road Traffic Volume:
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2000 to 2006
Municipality:Saint Paul
State:MN
Country:USA
Type of Methodology Used:Simple before/after
Sample Size (crashes):75 crashes before, 66 crashes after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Mar 21, 2011
Comments:For 8 intersections. Several other improvements were also implemented including installing lighting and performing targeted speed enforcement campaigns.