Write Up:

The MoDOT seatbelt rule has stayed consistent at 0.02 events per 1,000 miles driven for the last three months.  The total number of seatbelt exceptions was up in January, but the rate stayed the same.  For January this was equivalent to one seatbelt exception every 53,000 miles driven.  The majority of these were drivers pulling out of a parking space.  

For the speeding over six miles per hour, numbers have held steady the last three months with eight exceptions per month.  With 4.7 million miles driven in January there were eight exceptions.  This is equivalent to one exception per 588,000 miles driven.  

MoDOT continues to perform well in the speeding over 15 miles per hour rule.  In the last six months there have only been three exceptions.  The rate of events is so low for this that it can be listed as a zero.  In the last six months this is close to three events with 20 million miles driven.

The rate goal for backing when leaving is 10 rate events per 1,000 miles.  Last year there was an average of 15 rate events per 1,000 miles driven.  

Safety scorecards have been used to show vehicle scores.  Now that everyone is using a key fob, safety scorecards have been changed to driver scorecards.  Anything above 95% means a driver is at low risk for an accident.  MoDOT's driver average is 97.2%.  In the score range it breaks it down by driver category.  There are currently 3,987 drivers at low risk, 512 drivers at mild risk and two drivers at medium risk.  

Purpose of the Measure:

Wearing seatbelts, adhering to posted speed limits, and limiting backing, are the very basics of a safe workplace. Seatbelt use and following the posted speed limits are also Missouri State Law.  This measure will track how MoDOT is performing on the very basics of a safe workplace.  This is just one small piece of a much larger effort to ensure every team member goes home safe each and every day.

Measurement and Data Collection:

Using telematics and GPS technology, MoDOT monitors and collects data about seatbelt usage and speeding, among other metrics, in MoDOT’s fleet ensuring vehicles are being operated in a safe manner. This data is used extensively to answer customer questions regarding snow removal and investigate allegations of damage caused by MoDOT fleet.