CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 4740
Install wider edgelines (4 in to 6 in)
Description: Widen edgelines from 4 inches to 6 inches
Prior Condition: 4 in wide edgelines
Category: Delineation
Study: Safety effects of wider edge lines on rural, two-lane highways, Park et al., 2012
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 90 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 0.962 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.043 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | 3.8 (This value indicates a decrease in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 4.3 |
| Applicability | |
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| Crash Type: | Nighttime |
| Crash Severity: | All |
| Roadway Types: | Not specified |
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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 |
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| Time of Day: | Night |
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | |
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| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2001 to 2007 |
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| State: | KS |
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| Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes |
| Sample Size (miles): | 1178 miles before, 1178 miles after |
| Other Details | |
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No |
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | May 01, 2013 |
| Comments: | Crash type also excludes intersection/interchange crashes and winter month crashes |
