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Adopt the Annual Safety Performance Measures Targets (Highway Safety, PM-1)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are required to establish safety performance targets for each of the measures identified in Chapter 490.207(a). [23 CFR 490.209(c)] on an annual basis. The required highway safety performance measures (PM-1) are as follows:
• Number of fatalities
• Rate of fatalities p/100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
• Number of serious injuries
• Rate of serious injuries p/100 million VMT
• Number of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries
The Hernando/Citrus MPO supports FDOT’s long-term “Vision Zero” target for eliminating traffic related fatalities and serious injuries, and bicycle/pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries in the State of Florida; however, accepts the State’s option of adopting its own targets.
The Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO Board) initially adopted the required safety performance measures on January 30, 2018, and have been updating them annually thereafter using a 5% reduction on the prior five-year rolling average. The safety data used to calculate the figures is derived from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The last full year of reporting is 2023; therefore, the data presented below encompasses years 2019-2023.
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Table 1: Hernando/Citrus MPO |
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Performance Measures 2019-2023 (5-Year Rolling Average) * |
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Number of Annual Fatalities |
68.6 |
1.50% |
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Rate of Fatalities per 100 million Vehicles Miles Traveled (VMT) |
1.782 |
-0.30% |
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Number of Serious Injuries |
482.8 |
-8.50% |
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Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT |
12.586 |
-9.50% |
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Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities & Non-Motorized Serious Injuries |
52.4 |
6.50% |
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*Source: FDOT State Safety Office’s Signal4Analytics Database; Data Retrieved 1-6-2025. |
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Table 2: Hernando/Citrus MPO |
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Annual Safety Performance Targets for 2025 * |
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Performance Measure |
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MPO *** |
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Number of Annual Fatalities |
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67.9 |
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Rate of Fatalities per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) |
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1.764 |
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Number of Serious Injuries |
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478 |
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Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT |
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12.5 |
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Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Non-Motorized Serious Injuries |
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47.1 |
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*Source=FDOT Signal4Analytics/Sourcebook, Data Retrieved 1-6-2025) |
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**Statewide Target = 0 “Vision Zero” |
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*** MPO Annual Target is a 1% Reduction of Prior 5-Year Annual Rolling Avg. |
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A
LEGAL NOTE
Pursuant to Chapter 339.175, Florida Statutes, the Hernando/Citrus MPO Board has the
authority to take the recommended action.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the MPO Board review and approve the Annual Safety Performance Measures (PM1) and authorize MPO staff to forward the targets to the Florida Department of Transportation as required.