The Predictive Analysis application facilitates creating, managing, evaluating, and updating an agency’s Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) in an easily accessible interface.
Learn more about the Predictive Analysis application here.
Segments: Predictive Attributes
The following outlines West Virginia’s chosen predictive attributes used to generate Optimal Fit SPF groupings for segments:
Urban/Rural
- Urban 
- Rural 
Through Lanes
- 1 
- 2 
- 3 
- 4 
- 5 
- 6 
- 7 
- 8 
- 10 
Functional Class
- Local 
- Major Collector 
- Minor Arterial 
- Minor Collector 
- Other Freeways and Expressways 
- Other Principal Arterial 
- Interstate 
- Other 
Requirements for Optimal Fit Creation
- Minimum Crashes: 100 
- Minimum Segments: 50 
Intersections: Predictive Attributes
The following outlines West Virginia’s chosen predictive attributes used to generate Optimal Fit SPF groupings for intersections:
Urban/Rural
- Urban 
- Rural 
Intersection Traffic Control
- All-way stop 
- Other 
- Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB or High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk [HAWK]) 
- RR crossing, crossbucks only 
- RR crossing, flashing lights only 
- RR crossing, gates, and flashing lights 
- RR crossing, stop-sign controlled 
- Signalized 
- Two-way stop 
- Uncontrolled 
- Yield sign 
- Flash Beacon (include Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon) 
Intersection Geometry
- 1 - T-intersection 
- 2 - Y- intersection 
- 3 - Cross-intersection (four legs) 
- 4 - Five or more legs and not circular 
- 5 - Roundabout 
- 6 - Other circular intersection (e.g., rotaries, neighborhood traffic circles 
- 7 - Midblock pedestrian 
- 10 - Displaced left-turn (i.e., DLT, continuous flow, CFI) intersection 
- 12 - Continuous green T intersection 
- 13 - Quadrant (i.e., quadrant roadway) intersection 
- 14 - Other 
Requirements for Optimal Fit Creation
- Minimum Crashes: 100 
- Minimum Segments: 50 

