Goal 3: Deliver the highest quality technical and program assistance to States and Communities, and promote international cooperation.
Goal 4: Improve data collection and analysis to better identify and understand problems and to support and evaluate programs: expedite the availability of Information to customers and partners.
Support Research and Apply the Results to Education, Engineering, and Enforcement to Reduce Road Casualties and Costs
Goal 5: Reduce the number and severity of road collisions.
Goal 6: Mitigate the consequences of motor vehicle crashes.
Goal 7: Advance the non-safety mandates of the Agency.
Transform NHTSA through Continuous Improvement
Goal 8: Improve NHTSA's internal processes, management, and structure to create a more effective and efficient Agency that is better able to pursue its mission. (PS)
Goal 9: Listen to, involve, and serve customers and partners in the planning, programs, and activities of the Agency.
Goal 10: Build and maintain a professional, productive, innovative, diverse workforce.
Goal 11: Effectively management use information resources.
Primary Outcome Measures are stated to be 1) Saving Lives; and 2) Preventing Injuries.
Intermediate Outcome Measures are stated to be 1) Reducing the Occurrence of Crashes; and 2) Reducing the Consequences of Crashes;
3) Improving Key Traffic Segments.
The GPRA has acknowledged external factors which affect outcomes. The primary external factors are stated to be: "the economy, the population, exposure factors such as miles driven, licensed drivers and registered vehicles, and lifestyle factors such as levels of alcohol consumption." (NHTSA Case Study: Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement) Further stated is that "short-term increases and decreases in the number of highway death have correlated fairly strongly with economic activity." (NHTSA Case Study: Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement)
Findings by the NHTSA
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Finally, it was learned that "the process of development and key players make a significant difference in product." (NHTSA Case Study: Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement)
References
NHTSA Case Study: Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement [Online available at http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/studies/nhtsa.pdf]Assessed September 08, 2005.
Work-Related Roadway Crashes -Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention (2003) 5 - Strategies for Preventing Work-Related Roadway Crashes - September 2003 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [Online available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-119/2003-119e.html#five] Assessed September 08, 2005.
Fleet Safety Solutions (2005) [Online available at http://search.hp.netscape.com/hp/boomframe.jsp?query=Fleet+Safety&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsr%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D7a7cf385c5cdc01%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3DFleet%2BSafety%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252F www.fleetsafetysolutions.com%252F%26invocationType%3D-romPage%3DHPPAV1Top%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&removeurl=http%3A % 2F%2F www.fleetsafetysolutions.com%2F] Assessed September 08, 2005.
Work-Related Roadway Crashes - Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention (2003) 1 - Introduction - September 2003 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [Online available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-119/2003-119b.html#two]Assessed September 08, 2005.
Burns PC, & Lansdown, TC [2000]. E-distraction: the challenges for safe and usable Internet services in vehicles. [Online available at:. [http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-13/driver-distraction/papers.htm].Assessed September 08, 2005.
Fleet Safety: 11 Strategic Goals
