CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 4394
Install safety edge treatment
Description: The safety edge is a low-cost treatment that is implemented in conjunction with pavement resurfacing and is intended to help minimize drop-off-related crashes.
Prior Condition: Rural highways prior to resurfacing and installation of safety edge treatment
Category: Shoulder treatments
Study: Safety Evaluation of the Safety Edge Treatment, Graham et al., 2011
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 120 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 0.575 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.229 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | 42.488 (This value indicates a decrease in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 22.855 |
| Applicability | |
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| Crash Type: | Other |
| Crash Severity: | K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury) |
| Roadway Types: | Principal Arterial Other |
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| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 2 |
| Maximum Number of Lanes: | 2 |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
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| Area Type: | Rural |
| Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 1170 to Maximum of 14662 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
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| Time of Day: | All |
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| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 1999 to 2008 |
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| State: | IN |
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| Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes |
| Sample Size (miles): | 148 miles before, 148 miles after |
