A 1.5-mile section of a two-lane road has an AADT of 10,000. In a three-year period, there have been 6 fatal accidents and 12 non-fatal accidents. The state allows 350 accidents per 100 mym for three years, of which 100 are fatal. For which value of confidence level, this highway is considered safe? If the following countermeasures are implemented: widening the existing lane by 2 feet and widening the existing shoulder by 2 feet paved, and widening the clear zone by 5 feet, what will be the number of accidents reduced if the AADT became 12,000?

A 1.5-mile section of a two-lane road has an AADT of 10,000. In a three-year period, there have been 6 fatal accidents and 12 non-fatal accidents. The state allows 350 accidents per 100 mym for three years, of which 100 are fatal. For which value of confidence level, this highway is considered safe? If the following countermeasures are implemented: widening the existing lane by 2 feet and widening the existing shoulder by 2 feet paved, and widening the clear zone by 5 feet, what will be the number of accidents reduced if the AADT became 12,000?

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