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Alpine Road Harm Intelligence Report

Fatal and injury crash patterns, vulnerable road-user harm, heavy-vehicle involvement, SCATS exposure matching and TIRTL freight-conflict matching.

18 fatalities 313 serious injuries 402 VRU crash records 21 heavy-vehicle crash records

716

Crash records

Fatalities

313

Serious injuries

543

Other injuries

5,473

Weighted harm score

38.0

Priority score

Method caveat: This is a public-interest analytical report. It is not an engineering safety audit. Locations should be treated as candidates for further review.

Safety diagnosis

This section diagnoses the type of road-harm problem in Alpine by crash mechanism, road environment, vulnerable-road-user involvement and heavy-vehicle involvement.

5,473

Weighted harm score

331

Fatal + serious injuries

11.5%

VRU share of harm

2.1%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

74.0%

High-speed road harm share

12.1%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Alpine recorded 716 injury crash records, 18 fatalities and 313 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. High-speed roads account for 74.0% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 25.4% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	208	118	2,155	39.4%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	231	107	1,309	23.9%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	54	27	505	9.2%
Other / mixed mechanism	104	31	486	8.9%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	56	20	427	7.8%
Object / roadside impact	34	16	268	4.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	21	9	198	3.6%
Pedestrian conflict	8	3	125	2.3%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	98	118	2,015	40.4%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	97	107	1,168	23.4%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	22	27	461	9.2%
Other / mixed mechanism	31	31	407	8.2%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	20	20	383	7.7%
Object / roadside impact	16	16	250	5.0%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	8	9	181	3.6%
Pedestrian conflict	3	3	120	2.4%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Other / mixed mechanism	20	7	173	27.4%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	7	6	152	24.1%
Pedestrian conflict	8	3	125	19.8%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	13	6	67	10.6%
Turning / crossing conflict	14	5	61	9.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	11	4	50	7.9%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	4	0	4	0.6%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	5	4	44	37.6%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	6	3	33	28.2%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	3	2	23	19.7%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	6	1	15	12.8%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	1	0	2	1.7%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	457	236	4,052	74.0%
Unknown speed zone	99	43	584	10.7%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	84	30	551	10.1%
Local streets (50 km/h)	61	19	244	4.5%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	15	3	42	0.8%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	616	291	4,802	87.7%
Intersection	99	39	661	12.1%
Unknown geometry	1	1	10	0.2%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	557	244	3,928	71.8%
Dark / street lights	111	62	1,168	21.3%
Dawn / dusk	36	19	220	4.0%
Other lighting	12	6	157	2.9%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	69	36	868	15.9%
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	46	23	458	8.4%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	29	24	436	8.0%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON BEND)	59	27	395	7.2%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	43	16	374	6.8%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	77	29	340	6.2%
OFF CARRIAGEWAY ON RIGHT BEND	48	27	297	5.4%
STRUCK OBJECT ON CARRIAGEWAY	34	16	268	4.9%

Caveat: This is a public-interest diagnostic layer. It identifies patterns for review and does not assign legal fault, engineering causation or treatment responsibility.

Emerging hotspots and worsening trends

This section compares recent road harm against the long-run baseline to identify patterns that may be getting worse.

Plain-English signal: Alpine has localised worsening signals even if the whole-council signal is below the statewide top threshold.

Open full Alpine emerging-hotspots page Statewide emerging-hotspots index

Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
DUNGEYS TRACK / BIG FLAT TRACK	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	28.7	28.6	2
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / KEWISH ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	26.9	26.8	1
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / COWELL TRACK	Strong worsening	2.6	8.4	5.7	3
BLUE RAG RANGE TRACK / BASALT NORTH TRACK	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5	2
BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / WALLACES TRACK	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5	2
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / CAVEDONS LANE	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5	2
CARROLLS ROAD / MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	5.5	5.4	2

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	Moderate worsening	91.0	109.4	18.4
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	Strong worsening	7.4	32.4	25.0
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Moderate worsening	35.4	53.0	17.6
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	41.6	57.2	15.5

Comparison period

Baseline: 2012-2019
Recent: 2022-2025

Metrics are annualised. This is a statistical screening layer, not an engineering safety audit.

Vulnerable Road User Atlas

This section focuses on pedestrian, bicyclist, motorcyclist, school-age pedestrian/cyclist and older-pedestrian harm patterns where fields are available.

Plain-English VRU signature: Alpine recorded 77 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 3 fatalities and 28 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 10.8% of all recorded injury crashes and 11.5% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 7 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 5 records.

Open full Alpine VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Bicyclist	358	23	57
Pedestrian	274	8	20
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	27	2	7
Older pedestrian	23	2	5
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	295	10	25
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	152	6	7
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	67	6	13
Turning / crossing conflict	63	5	16
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	50	4	11
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	5	0	5

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / KEWISH ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / MURRAYS LANE Open map	100	1	1	1	0
ODONNELL AVENUE / MUMMERY ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / OLD COACH ROAD Open map	61	6	7	0	7
TAWONGA GAP ROAD / GERMAN CREEK TRACK Open map	32	3	5	0	5
BACK POREPUNKAH ROAD / GLEDHILLS LANE Open map	20	2	1	0	1
BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / SPRING SADDLE TRACK Open map	13	1	2	0	2
MYRTLE STREET / CLYDE ALT STREET Open map	13	1	2	2	0

Freight Conflict Index

This section focuses on heavy-vehicle crash harm, vulnerable-road-user overlap and TIRTL freight exposure where available.

Plain-English freight signature: Alpine recorded 21 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 0 fatalities and 10 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 2.1% of total weighted harm. There are 1 heavy-vehicle crashes overlapping with pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists. No TIRTL-matched freight-corridor harm was available for this council in the current matching layer.

Open full Alpine freight-conflict page Statewide Freight Conflict Index

TIRTL freight-conflict sites

No records available for this table.

HV mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
Turning / crossing conflict	44	4	5	0
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	33	3	6	1
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	23	2	3	0
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	15	1	6	0
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	2	0	1	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / CAVEDONS LANE Open map	21	2	2
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / MILL BEND ROAD Open map	12	1	1
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / KIRLEY LANE Open map	11	1	2
BAY CREEK LANE / MULLAGONG ROAD Open map	11	1	1
MYRTLE STREET / LEWIS AVENUE Open map	11	1	1
MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / CEMETERY ACCESS ROAD Open map	10	1	1

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
TAWONGA GAP ROAD / GERMAN CREEK TRACK Open map	10	1	1	0	1	0

SCATS exposure-adjusted intersection league table

This section ranks signalised intersections by total road harm and by harm adjusted for observed SCATS movements.

Plain-English SCATS signal: No SCATS-matched signal-site exposure summary is available for this council.

Open full Alpine SCATS league table Statewide SCATS intersection league table

Top local SCATS sites by combined priority

No SCATS records available for this table.

Top eligible local SCATS sites by harm rate

No SCATS records available for this table.

Alpine crash map

Interactive self-contained Google Map showing crash records, fatal crashes, serious-injury crashes, vulnerable road-user crashes and heavy-vehicle crashes for this council area.

Map caveat: this is public-interest road-harm intelligence, not an engineering safety audit.

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Alpine road-harm graphs

Large-format colour-coded graph pack showing this council's severity trend, harm composition, road-user involvement, top locations and exposure layers.

Annual severity trend

Crash records by year, stacked by fatal, serious injury and other injury severity.

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Harm composition

Fatalities, serious injuries and other injuries in the official crash data.

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Road-user involvement

Pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle and heavy-vehicle crash involvement.

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Top crash locations by harm

Highest weighted-harm locations in this council area.

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Statewide priority comparison

Combined priority score and statewide rank compared with other councils.

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Graph caveat: these are public-interest road-harm intelligence charts, not an engineering safety audit.

Alpine Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / OLD COACH ROAD	35 crashes; 0 fatal; 19 serious; harm 214	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / JONES ROAD	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 134	Street View	Google Maps
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / SPEERS LANE	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 134	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / WOBONGA LANE	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 125	Street View	Google Maps
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / KIRLEY LANE	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 123	Street View	Google Maps
HAPPY VALLEY ROAD / GREAT ALPINE ROAD	3 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 123	Street View	Google Maps
BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / MCKAY ROAD	15 crashes; 0 fatal; 12 serious; harm 123	Street View	Google Maps
DUNGEYS TRACK / BIG FLAT TRACK	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 112	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / GREAT ALPINE ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 112	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / TOWER HILL ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 112	Street View	Google Maps
BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / MAIN STREET	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 107	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / KEWISH ROAD	3 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 104	Street View	Google Maps

SCATS signal-site exposure layer — Street View

SCATS site	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
No Street View links available.

Top crash locations

Ranked by weighted harm score. Weighting: fatality ×100, serious injury ×10, other injury ×1.

Rank	Location	Crashes	Fatalities	Serious injuries	Other injuries	Harm score	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
1	GREAT ALPINE ROAD / OLD COACH ROAD	35	0	19	24	214	0	0	7	18
2	GREAT ALPINE ROAD / JONES ROAD	6	1	3	4	134	0	0	0	0
3	KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / SPEERS LANE	4	1	3	4	134	0	0	0	1
4	GREAT ALPINE ROAD / WOBONGA LANE	6	1	2	5	125	0	0	0	0
5	BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / MCKAY ROAD	15	0	12	3	123	0	0	1	14
6	KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / KIRLEY LANE	6	1	2	3	123	2	0	0	0
7	HAPPY VALLEY ROAD / GREAT ALPINE ROAD	3	1	2	3	123	0	0	0	0
8	DUNGEYS TRACK / BIG FLAT TRACK	4	1	1	2	112	0	0	0	4
9	GREAT ALPINE ROAD / GREAT ALPINE ROAD	4	1	1	2	112	0	0	0	0
10	GREAT ALPINE ROAD / TOWER HILL ROAD	2	1	1	2	112	0	0	0	0
11	BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / MAIN STREET	6	1	0	7	107	0	0	0	3
12	GREAT ALPINE ROAD / KEWISH ROAD	3	1	0	4	104	0	0	1	0
13	TAWONGA GAP ROAD / GERMAN CREEK TRACK	20	0	9	13	103	1	0	5	12
14	CHURCHILL AVENUE / BACK WANDILIGONG ROAD	1	1	0	1	101	0	0	0	0
15	HAPPY VALLEY ROAD / BLACKS LANE	1	1	0	1	101	0	0	0	1
16	BRIGHT-TAWONGA ROAD / TAWONGA GAP ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
17	BUFFALO RIVER ROAD / LAKE TRACK	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
18	DAMMS ROAD / FREDAS LANE	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
19	MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / MURRAYS LANE	1	1	0	0	100	0	1	0	0
20	ODONNELL AVENUE / MUMMERY ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	1	0	0
21	SELWYN CREEK ROAD / GREAT DIVIDING RANGE TRACK	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
22	HAPPY VALLEY ROAD / RUNNING CREEK ROAD	9	0	7	3	73	0	0	0	5
23	KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / COWELL TRACK	6	0	5	3	53	0	0	0	1
24	KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / KEEGANS LANE	5	0	5	2	52	0	1	0	2
25	DELANY AVENUE / CHURCHILL AVENUE	3	0	5	2	52	0	0	1	0

SCATS signal-site exposure layer

Crash records matched to nearby SCATS sites using the selected proximity radius. This is a signal/intersection-adjacent view, not full road-network attribution.

No rows available.

TIRTL freight-conflict layer

Heavy-vehicle crash records matched to nearby TIRTL freight monitoring sites. This is a freight-corridor candidate layer.

No rows available.

Road-user summaries

Pedestrian crash records

Bicycle crash records

325

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records