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Accident modification factor

Description

The safety of a horizontal curve is affected by the length of the curve, the curve radius, whether spiral transition curves are used, and the superelevation of the roadway. For a given curve deflection, crashes are more likely on curves with a smaller radius. Spiral transitions decrease crashes, and insufficient superelevation increases crashes.

The value of S is as follows: S = 1 if spiral transition curves are present, S = 0 if spiral transition curves are absent.

Related formulas

Variables

AMFAccident modification factor (dimensionless)
LcLength of the horizontal curve (dimensionless)
RRadius of the curve (dimensionless)
Sspiral transition curves factor (dimensionless)