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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-13-078    Date:  January 2014
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-13-078
Date: January 2014

 

Safety Effects of Horizontal Curve and Grade Combinations on Rural Two-Lane Highways

 

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Date:   November 26, 2014
Issuing Office:   Federal Highway Administration—Office of Research, Development, and Technology: Safety R&D
Address:   Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
Name of Document:   Safety Effects of Horizontal Curve and Grade Combinations on Rural Two-Lane Highways
FHWA Publication No.:   FHWA-HRT-13-078

 

The following changes were made to the document after publication on the Federal Highway Administration Web site:

Location Incorrect Values Corrected Values
Page 3, Column 1, Bullet 7 (A; A = abs(G1 - G2) (A; A = abs(G1 - G2))
Page 3, Column 1, Crash
Modifications, Paragraph 1, Sentence
2, parenthesis
design or traffic control Design and traffic control
Page 3, Column 2, (full) Paragraph 1,
Sentence 2
two-way two-lane
Page 3, Column 2, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents on Straight Grades, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 estimated as follows provided in figures 2 and 3
Page 3, Column 2, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type 1 Crest Vertical Curves, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 estimated as follows provided in figures 4 and 5
Page 4, Column 1, Sentence 1 “crest vertical curves (C1) were estimated as follows:” follows figure 5. “crest vertical curves (C1) were estimated as follows:” has been moved to Page 3, ahead of Figure 4
Page 4, Column 1, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type1 Sag Vertical Curves, line 2 “sag vertical curves (S1) were estimated as follows:” follows figure 7 “sag vertical curves (S1) were estimated as follows:” has been moved ahead of figure 6 on Page 4.
Page 4, Column 1, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type 1 Sag Vertical Curves, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 were estimated as follows are shown in figures 6 and 7
Page 4, Column 1, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type 2 Crest Vertical Curves, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 were estimated as follows are shown in figures 8 and 9
Page 4, Column 2, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type 2 Sag Vertical Curves, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 were estimated as follows are shown in figures 10 and 11
Page 4, Applications of CMFs, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, “To calculate CMF values…” To calculate CMF values To calculate the CMF values
Page 4, Applications of CMFs, Bullet 1, Sentence 1, “Any horizontal R… Any horizontal R less than 100 ft Any horizontal curve R less than 100 ft
Page 4, Column 1, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type 2 Crest Vertical Curves, line 1 through Column 2, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type 2 Crest Vertical Curves, line 1 “The CMFs for horizontal crest vertical curves (C2) were estimated as follows:” follows figure 9. “The CMFs for horizontal crest vertical curves (C2) were estimated as follows:” has been moved ahead of Figure 8 on Page 4.
Page 4, Column 2, CMFs for Horizontal Curves and Tangents at Type 2 Sag Vertical Curves, line 2 “Sag vertical curves (S2) were estimated as follows:” follows figure 11 “Sag vertical curves (S2) were estimated as follows:” has been moved ahead of Figure 10 on Page 4.
Page 4, Applications of CMFs, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, “To calculate CMF values…” To calculate CMF values To calculate the CMF values
Page 4, Applications of CMFs, Paragraph 1, Bullet 1 Any horizontal R Any horizontal curve R
Page 5, Column 1, Figure 12 box The results presented in figure 2 through figure 11 provide separate CMFs for FI and PDO crashes. CMF for

CMFTOT = [(CMFFI - 1.0) x PFI + (CMFPDO - 1.0) x PPDO] + 1.0
Figure 12. Equation. CMF for combined crash severity level.

total crashes (i.e., all crash severity levels combined) can be computed as follows:
The results presented in figure 2 through figure 11 provide separate CMFs for FI and PDO crashes. CMF for total crashes (i.e., all crash severity levels combined) can be computed as follows:

CMFTOT = [(CMFFI - 1.0) x PFI + (CMFPDO - 1.0) x PPDO] + 1.0
Figure 12. Equation. CMF for combined crash severity level.
Page 6, Column 2, Item 5 CurvesHCurve VCurve HCurve VCurve
Page 6, Column 2, Procedure 1 1. Open the Microsoft Excel® calculation tool workbook. 1. Open the Microsoft Excel® tool at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/
research/safety/hrtm2130/index.cfm
Page 8, For More Information, Paragraph 2, Sentence 1 For more information about HSIS, contact Carol Tan, Ph.D., FHWA HSIS Program Manager, HRDS, 202-493- 3315, carol.tan@dot.gov. For more information about HSIS, contact Carol Tan, Ph.D., FHWA HSIS Program Manager, HRDS, 202-493- 3315, carol.tan@dot.gov, or Ana Maria Eigen, D.Sc., FHWA HSIS Program Manager, HRDS, 202-493-3315, ana.eigen@dot.gov.
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