Scale and Scope of Safety Assessment Methods in the Project Development Process

LONG DESCRIPTION: PROBLEM OVERVIEW, SECTION 4.1

Safety Assessment Method: SPF with CMF Adjustment

Project Phase: Preliminary & Final Design Project Type: NL

Related Task: Selecting Specific Design Elements and Their Dimensions

Calculation Method: Tool Based

Comments:

This example problem demonstrates how to calculate the predicted number of crashes for a four-lane urban arterial following the construction of a median and the addition of lighting and auto speed enforcement.

Level of Analysis: Intermediate.

Note: See table 3 for a full definition of Project Type designations.

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