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Synthesis of Safety for Traffic Operations - Transports Canada

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<strong>Synthesis</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> <strong>Operations</strong> March 2003<br />

TABLE 12.1: CMFs <strong>for</strong> Intersection Control Changes<br />

Researcher Treatment Study Methodology No. Sites CMF Comments<br />

Stop #Stop+Beacon<br />

Stop #Signal<br />

Cross-sectional <strong>of</strong><br />

crash frequency<br />

64<br />

73<br />

1.09<br />

1.09<br />

Agent (1987)<br />

Addition <strong>of</strong> Beacon to<br />

Stop sign<br />

Naïve be<strong>for</strong>e-after <strong>of</strong><br />

11 0.91<br />

Stop # Signal crash frequency<br />

16 1.38<br />

Stop+Beacon # Signal<br />

20 0.79<br />

Lalani (1991)<br />

Poch and Mannering<br />

(1996)<br />

Tople (1998)<br />

TRL (2000)<br />

Thomas and Smith<br />

(2001)<br />

Stop # Signal<br />

Uncontrolled #Stop<br />

control<br />

Uncontrolled # Signal<br />

(two-phase operation)<br />

Uncontrolled # Signal<br />

(eight-phase operation)<br />

Stop # Signal<br />

Urban signalization<br />

Rural signalization<br />

Signalization<br />

Naïve be<strong>for</strong>e-after <strong>of</strong><br />

crash frequency<br />

Regression modelling 63<br />

Naïve be<strong>for</strong>e-after <strong>of</strong><br />

crash frequency<br />

Naïve be<strong>for</strong>e-after <strong>of</strong><br />

crash frequency<br />

Naïve be<strong>for</strong>e-after <strong>of</strong><br />

crash frequency and<br />

severity<br />

4 0.18<br />

2.12<br />

2.01<br />

1.77<br />

Rural, high-speed<br />

locations<br />

One year be<strong>for</strong>e<br />

and after periods,<br />

sites selected <strong>for</strong><br />

“high” crash<br />

frequency<br />

Applies to an<br />

intersection<br />

approach<br />

9 0.74<br />

Sites selected as<br />

part <strong>of</strong> safety<br />

improvement<br />

program<br />

26 0.45<br />

8<br />

0.22<br />

0 N/A Fatal<br />

7 1.29 to 0.00* Major Injury<br />

16 1.42 to 0.43 Minor Injury<br />

13 2.00 to 0.88 Possible Injury<br />

14 0.71 to 0.48 PDO<br />

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