An undivided rural multilane highway segment is to be widened so as to increase its existing...

An undivided rural multilane highway segment is to be widened so as to increase its existing lane widths from 9ft to 12ft. Compute the expected average total crash frequency after widening for the following conditions.

Expected average crash frequency before widening = 20 total crashes/yr

AADT on highway segment = 1800 veh/day

Proportion of total crashes constituted by CMF-related crashes = 0.65

Question 5 options:

	18.35 crashes/yr
	13.45 crashes/yr
	16.39 crashes/yr
	20.45 crashes/yr

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