Alpine Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Alpine	632	31	77	11.5%	20	57	0	7	5

Top 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
GAVAN STREET / HOWITT LANE Open map	11	1	2	0	2
MOUNT BUFFALO ROAD / MOUNT BUFFALO ROAD Open map	11	1	2	0	2
BACK POREPUNKAH ROAD / ROBERTS CREEK ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
BARNARD STREET / STABLES LANE Open map	10	1	1	1	0
BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / TAIL RACE ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1	0
CLYDE STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
COBDEN STREET / CORONATION AVENUE Open map	10	1	1	0	1
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / STATION STREET Open map	10	1	1	0	1
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / KEEGANS LANE Open map	10	1	1	1	0
MORAN ROAD / CLEAR SPOT ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
MOUNT BUFFALO ROAD / KEATINGS CREEK TRACK Open map	10	1	1	0	1
MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD / FREDAS LANE Open map	10	1	1	0	1

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / MURRAYS LANE Open map	100	1	1
ODONNELL AVENUE / MUMMERY ROAD Open map	100	1	1
MYRTLE STREET / CLYDE ALT STREET Open map	13	1	2
BARNARD STREET / STABLES LANE Open map	10	1	1
BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / TAIL RACE ROAD Open map	10	1	1
CLYDE STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / KEEGANS LANE Open map	10	1	1
TWINS JEEP TRACK / SELWYN CREEK ROAD Open map	10	1	1
ANDERSON STREET / WOOD STREET Open map	1	0	1
BIG MUSTER DRIVE / HALTER LANE Open map	1	0	1
CHURCHILL AVENUE / RIFLE RANGE ROAD Open map	1	0	1
DELANY AVENUE / ORANA AVENUE Open map	1	0	1
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / FEATHERTOP TRACK Open map	1	0	1
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / FERNYDALE LANE Open map	1	0	1
KIEWA CRESCENT / ARTHUR STREET Open map	1	0	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / KEWISH ROAD Open map	100	1	1
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / OLD COACH ROAD Open map	61	6	7
TAWONGA GAP ROAD / GERMAN CREEK TRACK Open map	32	3	5
BACK POREPUNKAH ROAD / GLEDHILLS LANE Open map	20	2	1
BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ROAD / SPRING SADDLE TRACK Open map	13	1	2
GAVAN STREET / HOWITT LANE Open map	11	1	2
MOUNT BUFFALO ROAD / MOUNT BUFFALO ROAD Open map	11	1	2
BACK POREPUNKAH ROAD / ROBERTS CREEK ROAD Open map	10	1	1
COBDEN STREET / CORONATION AVENUE Open map	10	1	1
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / STATION STREET Open map	10	1	1
MORAN ROAD / CLEAR SPOT ROAD Open map	10	1	1
MOUNT BUFFALO ROAD / KEATINGS CREEK TRACK Open map	10	1	1
MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD / FREDAS LANE Open map	10	1	1
SERVICE STREET / BACK POREPUNKAH ROAD Open map	10	1	1
TAWONGA GAP ROAD / TAWONGA GAP TRACK Open map	10	1	1

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
MYRTLE STREET / CLYDE ALT STREET Open map	12	1	1
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / KEEGANS LANE Open map	10	1	1
BAKERS GULLY ROAD / FAULKNER RISE Open map	1	0	1
CORONATION AVENUE / MYSTIC LANE Open map	1	0	1
DELANY AVENUE / ORANA AVENUE Open map	1	0	1
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / FERNYDALE LANE Open map	1	0	1
MYSTIC LANE / CORONATION ALT AVENUE Open map	1	0	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BARNARD STREET / STABLES LANE Open map	10	1	1
CLYDE STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1
MCGEEHAN CRESCENT / TONER AVENUE Open map	1	0	1
MYRTLE STREET / CLYDE ALT STREET Open map	1	0	1
STAR ROAD / RIVERSIDE AVENUE Open map	1	0	1

VRU crash 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

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	152	6	7
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.	102	1	3
PED ON FOOTHPATH STRUCK BY VEHENTERING/LEAVING DRIVEWAY.	100	1	1
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	48	4	9
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	33	3	6
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON BEND)	31	3	4
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	23	2	5
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	21	2	3

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	372	18	28
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	148	4	20
Local streets (50 km/h)	66	5	19
Unknown speed zone	42	4	6
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	4	0	4

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	586	28	60
Intersection / junction	46	3	17

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	492	27	64
Dark / low-light	115	2	7
Dawn / dusk	25	2	6