CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 9836

Install edgeline rumble strips at horizontal curve

Description: Install edgeline rumble strips at horizontal curve

Prior Condition:  A statewide horizontal curve warning sign upgrade program was in effect when the ELRS were installed.

Category: Roadway

Study: Safety Evaluation of Edge-Line Rumble Stripes on Rural Two-Lane Horizontal Curves, Himes et al., 2017

 
Star Quality Rating:4 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:130
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.79
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.07
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:21  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:7
Applicability
Crash Type:All
Crash Severity:K (fatal),A (serious injury),B (minor injury),C (possible injury)
Roadway Types:All
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:
Maximum Speed Limit:
Speed Unit:
Speed Limit Comment:
Area Type:Rural
Traffic Volume:Minimum of 240 to Maximum of 15670 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Traffic Volume:2784 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 :
Average Minor Road Volume :
Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:2005 to 2013
Municipality:
State:OH
Country:USA
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (crashes):367 crashes before, 165 crashes after
Sample Size (miles):42.25 miles before, 42.25 miles after
Sample Size (miles):217.01 mile-years before, 120.99 mile-years after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Oct 27, 2018
Comments:The CMF is for Injury crashes (all types and K, A, B, and C severities on the KABCO scale). The CMF includes the effects of a statewide horizontal curve warning sign upgrade program.