CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 5329

Install 10 mph differential speed limit on rural Interstate Highways

Description: Install a 10 mph differerntial speed limit on rural Interstate highways. The speed limit for passenger cars is 75 mph and is 65 for trucks.

Prior Condition:  Equal posted speed limit for passenger cars and heavy trucks (both 65 and 75).

Category: Speed management

Study: Evaluation of the Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Interstate Highways in Idaho, Dixon et al., 2012

 
Star Quality Rating:3 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:105
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.914
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.051
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:8.56  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:5.06
Applicability
Crash Type:All,Truck related
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Interstate
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Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Rural
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Time of Day:Not specified
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1992 to 2011
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State:ID
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Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jan 09, 2014
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.