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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.
Table 1: Hernando/Citrus MPO
Performance Measures 2019-2023 (5-Year Rolling Average) *
Performance Measure
Average
% Change
Number of Annual Fatalities
68.6
1.50%
Rate of Fatalities per 100 million Vehicles Miles Traveled (VMT)
1.782
-0.30%
Number of Serious Injuries
482.8
-8.50%
Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT
12.586
-9.50%
Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities & Non-Motorized Serious Injuries
52.4
6.50%
*Source: FDOT State Safety Office's Signal4Analytics Database; Data Retrieved 1-6-2025.
Table 2: Hernando/Citrus MPO
Annual Safety Performance Targets for 2025 *
Performance Measure
Statewide *...
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