Performance Plan
The Texas HSP contains the following elements:
- A list of annual quantifiable and measurable highway safety performance targets that is data-driven, consistent with the , and based on highway safety problems identified by the State during the State’s planning process.
- Performance measures developed by TxDOT in collaboration with the Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and others, beginning with the MAP-21 directed (DOT HS 811 025), which are used as a minimum in developing the performance targets identified in this section.
The performance measures common to the State's HSP and the State Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) (fatalities, fatality rate, and serious injuries) are defined identically, as coordinated with the Texas SHSP. At least one performance measure and performance target that is data driven is provided for each program area that enables the State to track progress, from a specific baseline, toward meeting the target (e.g., a target “to increase seat belt use from X percent in Year 1 to Y percent in Year 2,” using a performance measure of “percent of restrained occupants in front outboard seating positions in passenger motor vehicles”).
For each performance measure, the State provides:
- Documentation of current safety levels.
- Quantifiable annual performance targets.
- Justification for each performance target that explains why the target is appropriate and data-driven.
For program areas where performance measures have not been jointly developed, Texas has developed its own performance measures and performance targets that are data-driven.