CMF / CRF Details

CMF ID: 4217

Increase total change interval (remains less than ITE recommended practice)

Description: The total change interval was increased through a combination of the yellow and all red intervals, but is still less than the ITE recommended practice. The average increase was 0.9 seconds (minimum was 0 seconds and the maximum was 1.5 seconds).

Prior Condition:  Signalized intersection with total change interval less than the ITE recommended practice. Most of the sites did not have an all red interval before treatment. The average increase was 0.9 seconds (minimum was 0 seconds and the maximum was 1.5 seconds).

Category: Intersection traffic control

Study: Evaluation of Safety Strategies at Signalized Intersections, Srinivasan, et al., 2011

 
Star Quality Rating:3 Stars  [View score details]
Rating Points Total:90
Crash Modification Factor (CMF)
Value:0.848
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:0.142
Crash Reduction Factor (CRF)
Value:15.2  (This value indicates a decrease in crashes)
Adjusted Standard Error:
Unadjusted Standard Error:14.2
Applicability
Crash Type:Rear end
Crash Severity:All
Roadway Types:Not Specified
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Crash Weather:Not specified
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Area Type:Urban
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Time of Day:All
If countermeasure is intersection-based
Intersection Type:Roadway/roadway (not interchange related)
Intersection Geometry:3-leg,4-leg
Traffic Control:Signalized
Major Road Traffic Volume:Minimum of 5950 to Maximum of 31600 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Minor Road Traffic Volume:Minimum of 2650 to Maximum of 20225 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Major Road Volume :17417 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Average Minor Road Volume :8484 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Development Details
Date Range of Data Used:1992 to 2002
Municipality:San Diego, San Francisco, Howard County, and Montgomery County
State:CA,MD
Country:USA
Type of Methodology Used:Before/after using empirical Bayes or full Bayes
Sample Size (sites):12 sites after
Other Details
Included in Highway Safety Manual?No
Date Added to Clearinghouse:Dec 06, 2012
Comments:Assumed 2 crashes per site for both the before and after periods to estimate sample size.