Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements

Download or read book Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements written by David L. Harkey and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 617: Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements explores the development of accident modification factors (AMFs) for traffic engineering and intelligent transportation system improvements. AMFs, also known as crash reduction factors, are designed to provide a simple and quick way of estimating the safety impacts of various types of engineering improvements, encompassing the areas of signing, alignment, channelization, and other traffic engineering solutions.