CMF / CRF Details
CMF ID: 6165
Lower posted speed from 160 km/h to 140 km/h
Description: Reducing the speed limit from 160 km/h to 140 km/h
Prior Condition: Speed Limit 160 km/h
Category: Speed management
Study: A Study of the Safety Impact of Speed Limit Reduction on Abu Dhabi Freeways, Abdelany et al., 2014
| Star Quality Rating: |  [View score details] |
| Rating Points Total: | 130 |
| Crash Modification Factor (CMF) | |
|---|---|
| Value: | 0.8321 |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 0.0854 |
| Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) | |
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| Value: | 16.79 (This value indicates a decrease in crashes) |
| Adjusted Standard Error: | |
| Unadjusted Standard Error: | 8.54 |
| Applicability | |
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| Crash Type: | All |
| Crash Severity: | All |
| Roadway Types: | Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways |
| Street Type: | |
| Minimum Number of Lanes: | 2 |
| Maximum Number of Lanes: | 3 |
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| Crash Weather: | Not specified |
| Road Division Type: | Divided by Median |
| Minimum Speed Limit: | 160 |
| Maximum Speed Limit: | 160 |
| Speed Unit: | km/h |
| Speed Limit Comment: | |
| Area Type: | Not specified |
| Traffic Volume: | |
| Average Traffic Volume: | 53723 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) |
| Time of Day: | All |
| If countermeasure is intersection-based | |
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| Development Details | |
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| Date Range of Data Used: | 2006 to 2011 |
| Municipality: | Abu Dhabi |
| State: | notusa |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Type of Methodology Used: | Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes |
| Sample Size (sites): | 28 sites before, 28 sites after |
| Sample Size (site-years): | 112 site-years before, 28 site-years after |
| Sample Size (miles): | 208 miles before, 208 miles after |
| Sample Size (miles): | 832 mile-years before, 208 mile-years after |
| Other Details | |
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| Included in Highway Safety Manual? | No |
| Date Added to Clearinghouse: | Mar 12, 2015 |
| Comments: | This CMF is for the road called "Alsela". Data from one route was used as a comparison group. |
