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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Many business and property owners have asked <br />us this question. The answer is no. The standards <br />developed by FDOT are based on research done <br />around the world for the last 40 years. ?vIuch of this <br />research involved studying.actual locations, rnany in <br />Florida, where different access management strategies <br />have been LLsed. The studies evaluated the impacts of <br />different access management treatments on crashes, <br />congestion, and even business performance. The <br />standards used by FDOT are thought to provide the <br />optimal balance between access and mobility, and <br />considel' the characteristics of different types of <br />roadways. <br /> <br />How does Access Management <br /> <br />improve safety? <br /> <br />By reducing conflicts. <br /> <br />ConfLict points are locations along a roadway <br />where two vehicle's paths can legally cross. At a four <br />way intersection there are as many as 36 conflict points. <br />Each conflict point is a location where a crash can <br />occur. A basic principal of access management is <br />to limit the number of conflict points along a <br />roadway by limiting the number of driveways and <br />median openings and restricting certain <br />movements at some median openings. Drivers can <br />be overwhelmed by contlict points in dose proximity <br />to one another, increasing the potential for crashes. <br />Good access management practice strives to separate <br />conflict points by providing a reasonable distance <br />between driveways and betvveen median openings. <br />