CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 9786

Convert 2-lane undivided to 4-lane divided road

Description: The road is rebuilt and expanded from an undivided two-lane road into a divided four-lane road

Prior Condition:  Undivided two-lane road

Category: Roadway

Study: An Empirical Bayes before-after evaluation of road safety effects of a new motorway in Norway, Elvik et al., 2017

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:120
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.251
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.049
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:74.9  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:4.9
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious 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
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Area Type:All
Traffic Volume:
Average Traffic Volume:
Time of Day:Not specified
If countermeasure is intersection-based
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Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1996 to 2015
Municipality:
State:notusa
Country:Norway
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):71 crashes before, 11 crashes after
Sample Size (sites):47 sites before, 47 sites after
Sample Size (site-years):329 site-years before, 329 site-years after
Sample Size (miles):28 miles before, 28 miles after
Sample Size (miles):196 mile-years before, 196 mile-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Oct 27, 2018
Comments:CMF for killed and injured road users