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... 4 Introduction 1.1 Background Highway safety practitioners were given a significant new tool in 2010 with the publication of the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM)
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... Introduction 5 1.2 Structure of Final Report The remaining chapters of this report are as follows: • Chapter 2: Review of CMF Inclusion Criteria and Star Rating System in the CMF Clearinghouse. One of the initial activities of this project was to conduct a critical review of the inclusion criteria used for CMFs in the HSM and a review of the star rating system used by the CMF Clearinghouse to evaluate CMF quality.
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... 6 Crash Modification Factors in the Highway Safety Manual: A Review • Chapter 8: Validation of SPF Adjustment Factors. NCHRP 17­62 developed crash­type and severity­specific SPFs for inclusion in Part C of the HSM2.

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