Ararat Vulnerable Road User Atlas

Pedestrian, bicyclist, motorcyclist, school-age pedestrian/cyclist and older-pedestrian harm patterns where fields are available.

Plain-English VRU signature: Ararat recorded 31 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 0 fatalities and 14 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 7.0% of all recorded injury crashes and 2.9% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 6 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
Ararat	158	14	31	2.9%	20	11	0	6	5

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
HIGH STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	11	1	2	2	0
HIGH STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	11	1	1	1	0
BANFIELD STREET / ELLERKER AVENUE Open map	10	1	1	0	1
BANFIELD STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	10	1	1	0	1
GRANO STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
HENDERSON STREET / COAD STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
HIGH STREET / INGOR STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
MARX CRESCENT / TATYOON ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
ONE TREE HILL ROAD / MCDONALD PARK ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
PICNIC ROAD / MATTHEWS PLACE Open map	10	1	1	0	1
PYRENEES HIGHWAY / WARRAYATKIN ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1	0
RIDGE TRACK / MOUNT COLE ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1	0
RUNDELL STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
VINCENT STREET / MCGIBBONY STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
VINCENT STREET / BARKLY STREET Open map	2	0	2	2	0
ARARAT-HALLS GAP ROAD / INGOR STREET Open map	1	0	1	0	1
ARARAT-HALLS GAP ROAD / SPRING LEAD ROAD Open map	1	0	1	0	1
BARKLY STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	1	0	1	1	0
BARKLY STREET / VIEW POINT STREET Open map	1	0	1	0	1
BARKLY STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	1	0	1	1	0

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
HIGH STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	11	1	2
HIGH STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	11	1	1
GRANO STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1
HENDERSON STREET / COAD STREET Open map	10	1	1
HIGH STREET / INGOR STREET Open map	10	1	1
PYRENEES HIGHWAY / WARRAYATKIN ROAD Open map	10	1	1
RIDGE TRACK / MOUNT COLE ROAD Open map	10	1	1
RUNDELL STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	10	1	1
VINCENT STREET / MCGIBBONY STREET Open map	10	1	1
VINCENT STREET / BARKLY STREET Open map	2	0	2
BARKLY STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	1	0	1
BARKLY STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	1	0	1
ELIZABETH STREET / PRINCES STREET Open map	1	0	1
GREVILLEA COURT / MITCHELL ROAD Open map	1	0	1
HIGH STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	1	0	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BANFIELD STREET / ELLERKER AVENUE Open map	10	1	1
BANFIELD STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	10	1	1
MARX CRESCENT / TATYOON ROAD Open map	10	1	1
ONE TREE HILL ROAD / MCDONALD PARK ROAD Open map	10	1	1
PICNIC ROAD / MATTHEWS PLACE Open map	10	1	1
ARARAT-HALLS GAP ROAD / INGOR STREET Open map	1	0	1
ARARAT-HALLS GAP ROAD / SPRING LEAD ROAD Open map	1	0	1
BARKLY STREET / VIEW POINT STREET Open map	1	0	1
CAMPBELL STREET / KOFOED STREET Open map	1	0	1
INGOR STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	1	0	1
VINCENT STREET / SOUTH ROW Open map	1	0	1

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BANFIELD STREET / ELLERKER AVENUE Open map	10	1	1
PICNIC ROAD / MATTHEWS PLACE Open map	10	1	1
ARARAT-HALLS GAP ROAD / INGOR STREET Open map	1	0	1
HIGH STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	1	0	1
INGOR STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	1	0	1
PORT FAIRY ROAD / PORT FAIRY SERVICE E REV ROAD SERVICE ROAD Open map	1	0	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
HENDERSON STREET / COAD STREET Open map	10	1	1
HIGH STREET / INGOR STREET Open map	10	1	1
VINCENT STREET / MCGIBBONY STREET Open map	10	1	1
ELIZABETH STREET / PRINCES STREET Open map	1	0	1
VINCENT STREET / BARKLY STREET Open map	1	0	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	91	8	19
Turning / crossing conflict	34	3	6
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	20	2	2
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	11	1	2
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2	0	2

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	23	2	4
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.	20	2	2
PED WALKING WITH TRAFFIC	20	2	2
PED ON FOOTHPATH STRUCK BY VEHENTERING/LEAVING DRIVEWAY.	12	1	3
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	11	1	2
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	11	1	2
VEHICLE OFF FOOTPATH STRIKES VEH ON CARRIAGEWAY	11	1	2
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	10	1	1

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Local streets (50 km/h)	66	6	12
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	58	5	12
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	21	2	3
Unknown speed zone	12	1	3
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	1	0	1

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	119	11	20
Intersection / junction	39	3	11

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	84	7	20
Dark / low-light	61	6	7
Dawn / dusk	13	1	4