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Dandenong Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

63 fatalities 3,184 serious injuries 1,445 VRU crash records 415 heavy-vehicle crash records
6,834
Crash records
63
Fatalities
3,184
Serious injuries
5,923
Other injuries
44,063
Weighted harm score
93.5
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.

Highest-priority dangerous signalised intersections

This council-level panel ranks signalised intersections using the SCATS exposure-adjusted road-harm screening layer.

Headline signal: Stud / Clow is the strongest Greater Dandenong signal-site priority in the SCATS exposure-adjusted screening layer. It ranks #1 locally and #8 statewide.
171
SCATS-matched sites
4,312
Matched crashes
2,034
Fatal/serious injuries
27,738
Weighted harm score

Top 5 local signal-site priorities

Local rankState rankSCATS siteHarmFSICrashesHarm/m movementsVRUHV
18Stud / Clow
SCATS 646
59635723.5231
29Princes Highway East / SPRINGVALE
SCATS 185
1,096781373.4161
313Heatherton Road / Memorial Dve / Mons Pde
SCATS 938
39331873.0271
443Springvale / Street James
SCATS 288
39920342.9211
548Stud / Heatherton
SCATS 661
50524842.3203

Caveat: SCATS movements are an exposure proxy. Crash-to-SCATS matching is proximity-based. This is a public-interest prioritisation tool and not an engineering safety audit.

Safety diagnosis

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

44,063
Weighted harm score
3,247
Fatal + serious injuries
18.1%
VRU share of harm
6.1%
Heavy-vehicle share of harm
43.4%
High-speed road harm share
56.3%
Intersection harm share
Plain-English diagnosis: Greater Dandenong recorded 6,834 injury crash records, 63 fatalities and 3,184 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. High-speed roads account for 43.4% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 37.5% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism familyCrashesFSIHarmShare
Turning / crossing conflict2,6861,43618,73942.5%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict1,6074936,92915.7%
Other / mixed mechanism8994005,64312.8%
Pedestrian conflict4833024,78910.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control5102773,3717.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict3341842,5555.8%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict3091532,0124.6%
Object / roadside impact62250.1%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism familyCrashesFSIHarmShare
Turning / crossing conflict1,1941,43616,75742.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict4294935,46414.0%
Other / mixed mechanism3544004,99112.8%
Pedestrian conflict2853024,56611.7%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control2462773,0707.9%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict1571842,3366.0%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict1431531,8214.7%
Object / roadside impact22200.1%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism familyCrashesFSIHarmShare
Pedestrian conflict4833024,78960.2%
Other / mixed mechanism2361091,78422.4%
Turning / crossing conflict89465997.5%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict19113033.8%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict31102112.7%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control10101982.5%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict117740.9%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism familyCrashesFSIHarmShare
Rear-end / same-lane conflict1255979829.6%
Turning / crossing conflict1306979029.3%
Other / mixed mechanism592640715.1%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict161029010.8%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict592428410.5%
Pedestrian conflict108833.1%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control153421.6%
Object / roadside impact1010.0%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed categoryCrashesFSIHarmShare
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)2,6661,41119,11443.4%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)2,4571,15716,17236.7%
Local streets (50 km/h)1,0004895,98213.6%
Unknown speed zone450931,3393.0%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)257941,3333.0%
75 km/h roads431230.3%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometryCrashesFSIHarmShare
Intersection3,7841,86024,82856.3%
Midblock / not at intersection3,0341,37619,11543.4%
Other geometry76630.1%
Unknown geometry95570.1%

Lighting harm profile

LightingCrashesFSIHarmShare
Daylight4,4372,02127,00261.3%
Dark / street lights1,62594213,13929.8%
Dawn / dusk5772503,3877.7%
Other lighting195345351.2%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash descriptionCrashesFSIHarmShare
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)1,5954876,86115.6%
RIGHT THROUGH8054765,91813.4%
RIGHT NEAR (INTERSECTIONS ONLY)4552333,3807.7%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)4922723,3327.6%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE3332012,4055.5%
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.2251372,3785.4%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE2431472,2495.1%
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT1501011,5273.5%

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: Greater Dandenong has localised worsening signals even if the whole-council signal is below the statewide top threshold.

Top local worsening locations

LocationClassBaseline harm/yrRecent harm/yrChange/yrRecent FSI
ATHOL ROAD / SPRINGVALE ROADEmerging from low baseline1.645.944.38
HEATHERTON ROAD / JASPER STREETStrong worsening6.641.034.46
DANDENONG-HASTINGS ROAD / BAYLISS ROADEmerging from low baseline0.130.029.92
GREENS ROAD / FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROADEmerging from low baseline1.623.021.38
CHANDLER ROAD / ELMBANK DRIVEEmerging from low baseline0.127.727.51
WESTALL ROAD / ROWAN ROADStrong worsening2.629.226.62
POLICE ROAD / HANSWORTH STREETStrong worsening2.528.726.22
JACKSONS ROAD / LOWER TERRACE CRESCENTEmerging from low baseline0.026.626.61

Worsening mechanism families

MechanismClassBaseline harm/yrRecent harm/yrChange/yr
Rear-end / same-lane conflictMajor worsening485.5546.761.2
Lane-change / sideswipe conflictModerate worsening190.9195.54.6

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: Greater Dandenong recorded 879 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 28 fatalities and 467 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 12.9% of all recorded injury crashes and 18.1% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 131 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 129 records.

VRU type breakdown

VRU typeHarmFSICrashes
Pedestrian6,270387620
Bicyclist1,690108260
Older pedestrian1,64286129
School-age pedestrian/cyclist99264131
Motorcyclist000

VRU mechanism families

MechanismHarmFSICrashes
Other / mixed mechanism3,768251455
Turning / crossing conflict2,977183314
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict7303458
Rear-end / same-lane conflict2111031
Run-off-road / loss-of-control1981010
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict74711

Top local VRU locations

LocationHarmFSICrashesPedBikeMoto
FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD / GLASSCOCKS ROAD
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23753120
STUD ROAD / CLOW STREET
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14558710
STUD ROAD / KING STREET
Open map
14155500
PRINCES HIGHWAY / POLICE ROAD
Open map
13244310
STUD ROAD / HERBERT STREET
Open map
12234310
PRINCES HIGHWAY / JAMES STREET
Open map
12134220
CORRIGAN ROAD / NOBLE STREET
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11123300
DANDENONG VALLEY HIGHWAY / STUD ROAD
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11123210

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: Greater Dandenong recorded 415 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 4 fatalities and 195 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 6.1% of total weighted harm. There are 33 heavy-vehicle crashes overlapping with pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists. TIRTL-matched freight-corridor harm score is 625 across 86 matched heavy-vehicle crash records.

TIRTL freight-conflict sites

TIRTL siteScoreHarmHV crashesHarm / m trucks
M1 Outbound - CH 27230
Open map
89.6969146.2
Princes Hwy and James St (WB)
Open map
81.22651071.7
M1 Outbound - Eastlink Interchange
Open map
81.01155172.0
M1 Inbound - Before Eastlink Interchange
Open map
70.435481.6
M1 Outbound - Stud Road On Ramp
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68.943552.5
M1 Outbound - Eastlink Interchange
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66.424535.8

HV mechanism families

MechanismHarmFSIHV crashesHV+VRU
Turning / crossing conflict8327313618
Rear-end / same-lane conflict798591252
Other / mixed mechanism44830639
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict29010162
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict28424591
Run-off-road / loss-of-control423151

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

LocationHarmFSIHV crashesHV+VRU
ABBOTTS ROAD / AUSCO PLACE
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140410
GREENS ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD
Open map
122330
FILLMORE ROAD / CORDOVA COURT
Open map
101111
DANDENONG VALLEY HIGHWAY / MAXWELL STREET
Open map
100111
MONASH FREEWAY / BRADY ROAD
Open map
584110
FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD / MONTEREY ROAD
Open map
44440

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

LocationHarmFSIHV crashesPedBikeMoto
FILLMORE ROAD / CORDOVA COURT
Open map
10111100
DANDENONG VALLEY HIGHWAY / MAXWELL STREET
Open map
10011100
SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY / POUND ROAD
Open map
3436001
POLICE ROAD / BROWNS ROAD
Open map
3133001

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: Greater Dandenong has 171 SCATS sites with matched crash records, 4,312 matched crash records and 2,034 fatal/serious injuries. The highest-priority local SCATS site is Stud / Clow, with a priority score of 95.9.

Top local SCATS sites by combined priority

SCATS sitePriorityHarmFSIHarm / m movementsConfidence
Stud / Clow
SCATS 646
Open map
95.9596.0353.5High
Princes Highway East / SPRINGVALE
SCATS 185
Open map
95.71096.0783.4High
Heatherton Road / Memorial Dve / Mons Pde
SCATS 938
Open map
95.3393.0313.0High
Springvale / Street James
SCATS 288
Open map
92.7399.0202.9High
Stud / Heatherton
SCATS 661
Open map
92.4505.0242.3High
Princes Highway East / GLADSTONE / JONES
SCATS 192
Open map
92.3344.0292.0High
Dandenong Southern Bypass / Hammond
SCATS 1120
Open map
92.2586.0352.3High
Heatherton / Chandler
SCATS 656
Open map
92.0402.0362.5High

Top eligible local SCATS sites by harm rate

SCATS siteHarm / m movementsHarmFSICrashesMovements
Corrigan Road / Harold Road
SCATS 32005
Open map
8.9150.0132316,799,290
Thomas Street / Scott Street
SCATS 1482
Open map
7.3157.0133421,367,513
Frank-Dandy / Kirkham
SCATS 1028
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7.1252.0142635,691,342
Perry Road / Freight Drive
SCATS 3491
Open map
5.1154.0132530,075,041
Police Road / Monash Fwy OB Entry Ramp
SCATS 1802
Open map
4.7131.0112328,057,052
GLADSTONE near GLADSVILLE
SCATS 653
Open map
4.6161.061134,678,956
Perry Road / Pacific Drv
SCATS 1266
Open map
4.3157.06936,395,087
JACKSONS near AHERN
SCATS 666
Open map
4.2342.0143082,121,410

Greater Dandenong 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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Greater Dandenong 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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Annual severity trend

Harm composition

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

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Harm composition

Road-user involvement

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

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Road-user involvement

Statewide priority comparison

Combined priority score and statewide rank compared with other councils.

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Statewide priority comparison

SCATS signal-site exposure layer

Top SCATS-matched sites by weighted harm where signal-site exposure data is available.

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SCATS signal-site exposure layer

TIRTL freight-conflict layer

Top TIRTL-matched freight-conflict sites by weighted harm where freight data is available.

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TIRTL freight-conflict layer

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

Greater Dandenong Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

LocationSummaryStreet ViewGoogle Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / POLICE ROAD67 crashes; 1 fatal; 47 serious; harm 637Street ViewGoogle Maps
FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD / GLASSCOCKS ROAD28 crashes; 2 fatal; 21 serious; harm 438Street ViewGoogle Maps
STUD ROAD / CLOW STREET33 crashes; 2 fatal; 14 serious; harm 372Street ViewGoogle Maps
HAMMOND ROAD / DANDENONG BYPASS26 crashes; 1 fatal; 19 serious; harm 314Street ViewGoogle Maps
MONASH FREEWAY / BRADY ROAD45 crashes; 0 fatal; 24 serious; harm 293Street ViewGoogle Maps
DANDENONG BYPASS / CHAPEL ROAD35 crashes; 0 fatal; 25 serious; harm 285Street ViewGoogle Maps
DANDENONG BYPASS / HAMMOND ROAD33 crashes; 1 fatal; 15 serious; harm 280Street ViewGoogle Maps
SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY / DANDENONG BYPASS37 crashes; 0 fatal; 25 serious; harm 275Street ViewGoogle Maps
DANDENONG BYPASS / CHANDLER ROAD31 crashes; 0 fatal; 22 serious; harm 246Street ViewGoogle Maps
SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY / POUND ROAD29 crashes; 1 fatal; 12 serious; harm 243Street ViewGoogle Maps
SPRINGVALE ROAD / CENTRE ROAD38 crashes; 1 fatal; 10 serious; harm 243Street ViewGoogle Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / SMITH ROAD24 crashes; 1 fatal; 12 serious; harm 242Street ViewGoogle Maps

SCATS signal-site exposure layer — Street View

SCATS siteSummaryStreet ViewGoogle Maps
Princes Highway East / SPRINGVALESite 185; 137 matched crashes; harm 1,096Street ViewGoogle Maps
Stud / ClowSite 646; 72 matched crashes; harm 596Street ViewGoogle Maps
Dandenong Southern Bypass / HammondSite 1120; 59 matched crashes; harm 586Street ViewGoogle Maps
Stud / HeathertonSite 661; 84 matched crashes; harm 505Street ViewGoogle Maps
Monash / Stud (South)Site 267; 61 matched crashes; harm 479Street ViewGoogle Maps
Springvale / AtholSite 439; 48 matched crashes; harm 452Street ViewGoogle Maps
Princes Highway East / SMITHSite 290; 56 matched crashes; harm 421Street ViewGoogle Maps
Princes Highway East / HEATHERTON / EASTLINKSite 191; 54 matched crashes; harm 414Street ViewGoogle Maps
Princes Highway East / PLUNKETTSite 199; 48 matched crashes; harm 404Street ViewGoogle Maps
Heatherton / ChandlerSite 656; 60 matched crashes; harm 402Street ViewGoogle Maps
Stud / DavidSite 671; 51 matched crashes; harm 401Street ViewGoogle Maps
Springvale / Street JamesSite 288; 34 matched crashes; harm 399Street ViewGoogle Maps

Top crash locations

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

RankLocationCrashesFatalitiesSerious injuriesOther injuriesHarm scoreHV crashesPedBikeMoto
1PRINCES HIGHWAY / POLICE ROAD67147676371312
2FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD / GLASSCOCKS ROAD28221284383122
3STUD ROAD / CLOW STREET33214323721712
4HAMMOND ROAD / DANDENONG BYPASS26119243143101
5MONASH FREEWAY / BRADY ROAD450245329311003
6DANDENONG BYPASS / CHAPEL ROAD35025352854002
7DANDENONG BYPASS / HAMMOND ROAD33115302803202
8SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY / DANDENONG BYPASS37025252752032
9DANDENONG BYPASS / CHANDLER ROAD31022262463101
10SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY / POUND ROAD29112232436123
11SPRINGVALE ROAD / CENTRE ROAD38110432430132
12PRINCES HIGHWAY / SMITH ROAD24112222422201
13PRINCES HIGHWAY / GLASTONE ROAD37021282381641
14STUD ROAD / KING STREET22111192290503
15STUD ROAD / MCFEES ROAD72252250101
16STUD ROAD / DAVID STREET28021142240121
17HEATHERTON ROAD / JASPER STREET1919202100201
18WESTALL ROAD / ROSEBANK AVENUE62062060011
19CHELTENHAM ROAD / PERRY ROAD25018252050311
20DANDENONG BYPASS / FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD2118252051201
21STUD ROAD / HERBERT STREET1918242040310
22CHELTENHAM ROAD -LOWER DANDENONG ROAD / SPRINGVALE ROAD33017332033122
23FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD / GREENS ROAD29017261960023
24ATHOL ROAD / SPRINGVALE ROAD131891890200
25MONASH FREEWAY / MONASH OUT-STUD OF RAMP2116281883001

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.

RankSCATSSiteCrashesFatalitiesSerious injuriesHarm scoreMovementsHarm / millionHVPedBikeMoto
1185Princes Highway East / SPRINGVALE1372761,096323,703,2333.391556
2646Stud / Clow72233596168,411,6193.5411526
31120Dandenong Southern Bypass / Hammond59233586255,132,9632.305504
4661Stud / Heatherton84222505218,221,3702.3137211
5267Monash / Stud (South)61221479193,019,5242.482401
6439Springvale / Athol48131452140,228,0033.220300
7290Princes Highway East / SMITH56127421183,306,1462.304313
8191Princes Highway East / HEATHERTON / EASTLINK54036414185,963,0152.232001
9199Princes Highway East / PLUNKETT48127404200,339,0152.022416
10656Heatherton / Chandler60036402161,123,7512.490918
11671Stud / David51037401154,432,2622.600532
12288Springvale / Street James34218399137,690,9712.9011632
13441Springvale / Springvale Bypass54035397260,201,0681.534022
14938Heatherton Road / Memorial Dve / Mons Pde87031393131,384,8102.9911737
15961STH GIPPS'D Highway / ABBOTTS81032392197,855,0581.988028
16660Stud Road / Herbert Street44214388160,409,8382.420711
17197Princes Highway East / WEBSTER51122369195,138,7411.8912110
18192Princes Highway East / GLADSTONE / JONES63029344173,347,2481.9821046
19666JACKSONS near AHERN3021234282,121,4104.160002
201121Dandenong Southern Bypass / Dandenong-Frankston62028334292,060,6661.143013
21974STH GIPPS'D Highway / POUND44119331285,077,7231.167224
22981Princes Highway East / JAMES44119328144,063,6612.281955
23190Princes Highway East / CHANDLER / ELONERA51118328231,278,8671.420414
24648Mccrae / Foster52029327138,453,1422.3601022
25438Springvale / Heatherton40119327188,100,6611.7401041

TIRTL freight-conflict layer

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

RankTIRTLSiteHV crashesFatalitiesSerious injuriesHarm scoreTrucksTruck share %Harm / million trucks
1TIRTL_5M1 Outbound - Eastlink Interchange511115668,5064.93172.03
2TIRTL_202M1 Outbound - CH 2723090996656,7255.36146.18
3TIRTL_13M1 Outbound - Stud Road On Ramp50443819,0335.4852.50
4TIRTL_14M1 Inbound - Stud Rd off ramp30442833,3465.3850.40
5TIRTL_10M1 Inbound - Before Eastlink Interchange40335428,9184.7981.60
6TIRTL_17M1 Outbound - Just After Stud Rd Entry Ramp50333822,6154.9940.12
7TIRTL_9M1 Outbound - McGregor entry30229829,4255.1534.96
8TIRTL_4M1 Inbound - Eastlink Interchange90227649,4715.2341.57
9TIRTL_250Princes Hwy and James St (WB)5022624,2610.981,071.68
10TIRTL_3M1 Outbound - Eastlink Interchange50224670,6244.9835.79
11TIRTL_16M1 Inbound - Just Before Stud Rd Exit Ramp50223899,2444.9025.58
12TIRTL_12M1 Inbound - Stud Rd Entry Ramp Bullnose30222836,8225.3626.29
13TIRTL_6M1 Inbound - Before Police Rd Exit Ramp30221839,6204.9925.01
14TIRTL_11M1 Outbound - Past Eastlink Interchange60117427,7984.9939.74
15TIRTL_203M1 Outbound - CH 2756030113656,1435.3619.81
16TIRTL_8M1 Inbound - After Brady Rd30113848,7905.0215.32
17TIRTL_204M1 Inbound - CH 2770030112616,5005.2119.46
18TIRTL_7M1 Outbound - Before Stud Rd Exit Ramp30112822,9295.1314.58
19TIRTL_15M1 Outbound - First after Stud Rd onramp10110649,9864.8515.38
20TIRTL_2M1 IB west of Eastlink10110654,6385.2415.28
21TIRTL_201M1 Inbound - CH 272301001264,4287.383.78
22TIRTL_249Princes Hwy and James St (EB)100128,6441.0334.91

Road-user summaries

620
Pedestrian crash records
260
Bicycle crash records
565
Motorcycle crash records
415
Heavy-vehicle crash records