The Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) in Practice: Using CMFs to Quantify Safety in the Development and Analysis of Alternatives guide describes and illustrates several opportunities to incorporate the latest methods to quantify safety in the development and analysis of design alternatives using CMFs. The target audience includes planners, engineers, and program managers responsible for the development, review, and evaluation of alternatives. The purpose of this guide is to help raise awareness of opportunities to consider and quantify safety in the development and analysis of alternatives, with a specific focus on the application of CMFs to support this process. The objectives are to 1) identify opportunities to consider safety in the various steps of the design process, 2) describe various methods available for quantifying safety using CMFs, and 3) explain when it would be appropriate to employ each method. By providing safety awareness, practitioners will be better prepared to assess the safety impacts of design alternatives and explicitly consider those impacts during the development and analysis of alternatives. (Crash modification factors (CMFs) support a number of safety-related activities in the project development process. The CMFs in Practice series includes five separate guides that identify opportunities to consider and quantify safety in specific activities, including roadway safety management processes, road safety audits, design decisions and exceptions, development and analysis of alternatives, and value engineering. The purpose of the CMFs in Practice series is to illustrate the value of CMFs in these five activities and demonstrate practical application of CMFs.) (Author/publisher)
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