Safety Measures — Midland Area Transportation Study

Safety Performance Measures

The Safety PM Final Rule, effective April 14, 2016, establishes five performance measures, presentable as five-year rolling averages.

The Performance Measures under this rule are:

  • Number of Fatalities (as reported in Fatality Analysis Reporting System)

  • Rate of Fatalities (FARS fatalities/100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled)

  • Number of Serious Injuries (State data, “A” type injuries)

  • Rate of Serious Injuries (State data/100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled)

  • Number of Non-motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries (FARS and State data)

The Safety PM Final Rule also establishes the process for State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to establish and report their safety targets, and the process that FHWA will use to assess whether State DOTs have met or made significant progress toward meeting their safety targets. In addition, the Safety PM Final Rule establishes a common national definition for serious injuries.

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