CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 4710

Road diet (Convert 4-lane undivided road to 2-lanes plus turning lane), target crashes

Description: Road diets (4 to 3 lane), target crashes

Prior Condition:  4 lane road

Category: Roadway

Study: Safety and Operational Analysis of 4-lane to 3-lane Conversions (Road Diets) in Michigan, Lyles et al., 2012

 
Star Quality Rating:2 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:50
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.59
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.061
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:41  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:6.1
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not specified
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:3
Maximum Number of Lanes:4
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:
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Maximum Speed Limit:
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Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 3510 to Maximum of 17020 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Average Traffic Volume:10652 Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
Time of Day:
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Traffic Control:
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1995 to 2010
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State:MI
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Type of Methodology Used:Simple before/after
Sample Size (site-years):72 site-years before, 72 site-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:May 01, 2013
Comments: The number of crashes in the after period were not reported in this study, however, they have been recorded as 300 to give 10 points as a beneift of doubt for one or more of the following: (1) number of miles/sites in the reference/treatment group, (2) number of crashes in the references/treatment group, (3) reporting AADTs for the aggregate dataset but not for the disaggragate dataset used for CMF development.