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Crash Rate

Roadway segment and intersection crash rates — RMVM and RMEV — with critical-rate test for hot-spot identification.

Input

segments only

Results

Million-vehicle exposure
Rate (RMVM or RMEV)
Critical rate Rc
Hot spot? (Rate ≥ Rc)
Method

Segment RMVM = (Crashes · 10⁶) / (AADT · 365 · years · L_mi). For SI we use km — multiply by 1.609 for miles or accept rate per MVKm. Intersection RMEV = (Crashes · 10⁶) / (AADT_entering · 365 · years). Critical rate Rc = R_avg + k·√(R_avg/M) + 1/(2M), where M is exposure in millions.