CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 4729

Install edgeline pavement markings on narrow, rural, two-lane roads

Description: Install edgeline pavement markings on narrow (less than 22 ft.), rural, two-lane roads.

Prior Condition:  No edgeline pavement markings on roadway; narrow two-lane road less than 22 ft.

Category: Delineation

Study: Safety Improvement from Edge Lines on Rural Two-Lane Highways, Sun and Das, 2011

 
Star Quality Rating:2 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:55
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.78
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.144
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:22  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:14.4
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not specified
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:2
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Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Undivided
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Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 2100 to Maximum of 31810 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Traffic Volume:
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2005 to 2009
Municipality:
State:LA
Country:USA
Type of Methodology Used:Simple before/after
Sample Size (crashes):1057 crashes before, 318 crashes after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:May 01, 2013
Comments:Analysis method was a before-after study that accounted for traffic volume.