1. Traffic Safety Performance Measures
for Federal & State Agencies

2. Performance Measures Help Us: Define Priority Objectives
Focus Programs
Measure Progress
Consensus Performance Measures are not intended to:
Define full range of traffic safety program objectives
Measure progress of every objective
Provide benchmarks for performance
Provide management information

3. Others Are Interested GAO – DOT/ OIG – Senate Appropriations Report –
Improved Reporting and Performance Measures Would Enhance Evaluation of High-Visibility Campaigns
DOT/ OIG –
Effectiveness of Federal Drunk Driving Programs
Senate Appropriations Report –
“The Committee expects NHTSA to improve the performance measures, so that we can be sure that the funding provided to States is having its intended impact.”

4. Expert Panel Developed Performance Measures
GHSA
State Highway Safety Offices
State DOTs
IACP
Academic & Research Organizations
NHTSA
FHWA

5. 14 Consensus Performance Measures
Core Outcome Measures
Overall fatalities
Serious injuries
Fatalities/VMT
Unrestrained fatalities
.08+ fatalities
Speeding fatalities
Motorcycle fatalities
Unhelmeted fatalities
<20 year old drivers in fatals
Pedestrian fatalities
Core Behavioral Measure
Observed Belt Use
Activity Measures
Belt citations
Speeding citations
DWI arrests

6. Developmental Measures
Attitudes/Awareness Surveys
Injury Measures
Enforcement Measures
Speed monitoring
Attitudes/awareness Surveys – To identify core questions (Hedlund report)
Injury Measures - To identify best sources, move towards consistency
Enforcement Measures - Research to identify improved measures
Speed monitoring - Working group to identify methods

7. Performance Measure Implementation
Progress discussions for 2010 HSP development
Working on developmental measures
Core and activity measure reports beginning in 2010 HSPs and Annual Reports