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4 Crash Conditions and Selecting Countermeasures Each potential safety treatment is expected to help reduce the number of crashes and/or minimize severity if a crash occurs; however, issues associated with treatment cost, suitability, and effectiveness are key factors to consider when selecting these recommended safety treatments. This chapter first identifies the primary crash types targeted by these guidelines.
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Crash Conditions and Selecting Countermeasures 5 Identifying List of Candidate Countermeasures for the Crash Type Table 1 provides a summary of candidate countermeasures and their applicable road type or location that should be considered for a specific crash type. This information can be used as a starting point to identify candidate countermeasure options.
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6 Guidelines for Treatments to Mitigate Opposite Direction Crashes The individual summary sheets for a countermeasure include a safety state-of-practice review section. This content identifies information from applicable research related to the crash type, severity type, and estimated reduction in crashes.
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