Name

Description

Range

Categorical value

Site ID

Unique identifier for each site, used to account for repeated observations

Volume

Annual average daily traffic

400 to 8400 vpd

Season

Season of the year

Categorical

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Sign Type

Type of sign

Categorical

0

Control site

1

Speed display sign

2

Curve display sign

Tangent

Posted speed limit

50 to 65

Advisory

Curve advisory speed limit

None and

15 to 50

Speed Diff

differential of posted and advisory speed

0 to 40 mph

Curve Type

Type of curve

Categorical

0

Isolated Curve

1

S-curve*

2

Several closely spaced*

Length

Length of treatment or control section; accounts for different section lengths

0.40 to 2.0 miles

Period

Installation period

Categorical

0

Control

1

Before installation of sign

2

Install quarter or quarter when signs were not functioning

3

After sign installation

Radius

Radius of curve

138 to 5953 feet

Year-2004

Year after 2004, included to show trend over time

Categorical