NTL Record

Title Developing Crash Modification Factors for Bicycle-Lane Additions While Reducing Lane and Shoulder Widths [tech brief]
Record ID 82018
Personal Name
Creator
Avelar, Raul Eduardo; Dixon, Karen K.; Ashraf, Sruthi; Jhamb, Ankit; Dadashova, Bahar
Personal Name
Contributor
Amjadi, Roya
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Corporate
Contributor
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Publication Date 20210600
Language English
Abstract The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Development of Crash Modification Factors (DCMF) program was established in 2012 to address highway-safety research needs for evaluating new and innovative safety strategies (e.g., improvements) by developing reliable quantitative estimates of their effectiveness in reducing crashes. Forty-one State departments of transportation provide technical feedback on safety improvements to the DCMF program and implement new safety improvements to facilitate evaluations. These States are members of the Evaluation of Low-Cost Safety Improvements Pooled Fund Study (ELCSI-PFS) that functions under the DCMF program. This project evaluated the addition of bicycle lanes achieved by reducing lane and shoulder widths as a safety improvement strategy (e.g., safety intervention). The ELCSI-PFS Technical Advisory Committee selected this evaluation as one of the priorities within its purview.
Rosap ID dot:57270
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57270
TRT Terms Crash modification factors; Bicycle lanes; Road shoulders; Traffic safety; Bicycle safety
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1778997
Contract Number DTFH6116D00039-0002
Report Number FHWA-HRT-21-012
Resource type Brief
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/82000/82000/82018/FHWA-HRT-21-012.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository