CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 6171

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:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:110
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:1.066
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.4142
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:-6.6  (This value indicates an increase in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:41.42
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:K (fatal)
Roadway Types:Principal Arterial Other Freeways and Expressways
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:4
Maximum Number of Lanes:4
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
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:43934 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
Intersection Type:
Intersection Geometry:
Traffic Control:
Major Road Traffic Volume:
Minor Road Traffic Volume:
Average Major Road Volume :
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Development Details
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):29 sites before, 29 sites after
Sample Size (site-years):116 site-years before, 29 site-years after
Sample Size (miles):99 miles before, 99 miles after
Sample Size (miles):396 mile-years before, 99 mile-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Mar 12, 2015
Comments:This CMF is for a road called "Maktoom". 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.