CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 9420

Four to five lane conversion

Description:

Prior Condition:  Four lane undivided urban roadway

Category: Roadway

Study: Safety Performance Evaluation of Urban Undivided Four-Lane to Five-Lane Conversion in Louisiana, Rahman et al., 2018

 
Star Quality Rating:3 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:95
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.21
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.032
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:79  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:3.2
Applicability
Crash Type:Non-intersection
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not specified
Street Type:
Minimum Number of Lanes:4
Maximum Number of Lanes:4
Number of Lanes Direction:
Number of Lanes Comment:
Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Urban and suburban
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 24880 to Maximum of 27304 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Traffic Volume:26092 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1996 to 2008
Municipality:
State:LA
Country:United States
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):44 crashes after
Sample Size (sites):1 sites before, 1 sites after
Sample Size (site-years):7 site-years before, 5 site-years after
Sample Size (miles):1.228 miles before, 1.228 miles after
Sample Size (miles):8.596 mile-years before, 6.14 mile-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Oct 27, 2018
Comments:This CMF applies in areas with a population between 100,000 and 200,000 people.