CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 6403

Change clear zone width

Description: Change the width of the clear zone, widen or narrow

Prior Condition:  No obstacles within 0 to 2 meters on one or both sides of the roadway

Category: Roadside

Study: Analyzing road design risk factors for run-off-road crashes in the Netherlands with crash prediction models, van Petegem and Wegman, 2014

 
Star Quality Rating:3 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:90
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:1.49
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.19
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:-49  (This value indicates an increase in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:19
Applicability
Crash Type:Run off road
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury)
Roadway Types:Not specified
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:2
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Undivided
Minimum Speed Limit:50
Maximum Speed Limit:50
Speed Unit:mph
Speed Limit Comment:80 km/h converted to 50 km/h
Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 0 to Maximum of 30000 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Traffic Volume:
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 :
Average Minor Road Volume :
Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2004 to 2008
Municipality:Drenthe and Gelderland
State:notusa
Country:Netherlands
Type of Methodology Used:Regression cross-section
Sample Size (crashes):324 crashes
Sample Size (sites):7347 sites
Sample Size (site-years):36735 site-years
Sample Size (miles):457 miles
Sample Size (mile-years):2285 mile-years
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Jun 22, 2015
Comments:This CMF applies to situation where there is an obstacle within 0 to 2 meters on one or both sides of the road compared to the situation where there are no obstacles.