CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 6086
Increase retroreflectivity of STOP signs
Description: Implementation of STOP signs with higher retroreflectivity
Prior Condition: Stop signs with low retroreflectivity
Category: Intersection traffic control
Study: Safety Evaluation of Increasing Retroreflectivity of STOP Signs, Persaud et al., 2007
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 110 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
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| Value: | 1.034 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.063 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | -3.4 (This value indicates an increase in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 6.3 |
| Applicability | |
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| Crash Type: | All |
| Crash Severity: | All |
| Roadway Types: | All |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
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| Area Type: | All |
| Traffic Volume: | |
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| Time of Day: | All |
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | |
| Intersection Type: | |
| Intersection Geometry: | 3-leg |
| Traffic Control: | Stop-controlled |
| Major Road Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 344 to Maximum of 57,353 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Minor Road Traffic Volume: | Minimum of 206 to Maximum of 9,178 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Average Major Road Volume : | 10,414 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Average Minor Road Volume : | 2,139 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 1994 to 2005 |
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| State: | SC |
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| Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes |
| Sample Size (crashes): | 491 crashes after |
| Sample Size (sites): | 66 sites before, 66 sites after |
