CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 9731

Install safety edge treatment

Description: The safety edge is a low-cost treatment that is implemented in conjunction with pavement resurfacing and is intended to help minimize drop-off-related crashes.

Prior Condition:  No Prior Condition(s)

Category: Shoulder treatments

Study: Estimating Crash Modification Factors for Lane Departure Countermeasures in Kansas, Dissanayake and Galgamuwa, 2017

 
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Rating Points Total:85
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.648
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.195
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:35.2  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:19.5
Applicability
Crash Type:Run off road
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury)
Roadway Types:Not specified
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Minimum Number of Lanes:2
Maximum Number of Lanes:2
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Crash Weather:Not specified
Road Division Type:Undivided
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Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 45 to Maximum of 2250 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
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Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2009 to 2014
Municipality:
State:KS
Country:USA
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):10 crashes before, 13 crashes after
Sample Size (sites):74 sites before, 74 sites after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Oct 27, 2018
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