Ballarat Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Ballarat recorded 580 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 7 fatalities and 212 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 15.5% of all recorded injury crashes and 15.7% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 118 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 68 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Ballarat	3,220	219	580	15.7%	277	307	0	118	68

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / CRESWICK ROAD Open map	111	2	2	2	0
BRAZENOR STREET / LA TROBE STREET Open map	101	1	2	0	2
GEAR AVENUE / BELL AVENUE Open map	101	1	2	2	0
CHISHOLM STREET / IDA STREET Open map	101	1	1	1	0
DOVETON STREET / EYRE STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
PARK STREET / PARK E STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
STURT STREET / ALBERT ALT STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
ALBERT STREET / HERTFORD STREET Open map	46	4	9	8	1
ALBERT STREET / BRIDGE STREET Open map	43	4	7	6	1
DAYLESFORD-BALLARAT ROAD / BALLARAT-DAYLESFORD ROAD Open map	41	4	1	0	1
GILLIES STREET / GREVILLEA ROAD Open map	31	3	4	2	2
NORMAN STREET / GILLIES N STREET Open map	31	3	4	4	0
DRUMMOND STREET / MAIR STREET Open map	26	2	8	6	2
MAIN ROAD / YORK STREET Open map	24	2	5	2	3
DRUMMOND STREET / WEBSTER STREET Open map	23	2	5	1	4
GILLIES STREET / NORMAN STREET Open map	23	2	5	4	1
EUREKA STREET / FUSSELL STREET Open map	22	2	4	0	4
GEELONG ROAD / WHITEHORSE ROAD Open map	22	2	4	1	3
STURT STREET / WINDERMERE STREET Open map	22	2	4	4	0
WENDOUREE PARADE / WINDMILL DRIVE Open map	22	2	4	1	3

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / CRESWICK ROAD Open map	111	2	2
GEAR AVENUE / BELL AVENUE Open map	101	1	2
CHISHOLM STREET / IDA STREET Open map	101	1	1
DOVETON STREET / EYRE STREET Open map	100	1	1
PARK STREET / PARK E STREET Open map	100	1	1
STURT STREET / ALBERT ALT STREET Open map	100	1	1
ALBERT STREET / HERTFORD STREET Open map	45	4	8
ALBERT STREET / BRIDGE STREET Open map	42	4	6
NORMAN STREET / GILLIES N STREET Open map	31	3	4
GILLIES STREET / NORMAN STREET Open map	22	2	4
STURT STREET / WINDERMERE STREET Open map	22	2	4
LITTLE BRIDGE STREET / GRENVILLE S STREET Open map	22	2	2
MAIR STREET / WINDERMERE STREET Open map	21	2	3
DOVETON STREET / LITTLE CLYDE STREET Open map	21	2	2
WENDOUREE PARADE / ZOO DRIVE Open map	21	2	2

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BRAZENOR STREET / LA TROBE STREET Open map	101	1	2
DAYLESFORD-BALLARAT ROAD / BALLARAT-DAYLESFORD ROAD Open map	41	4	1
EUREKA STREET / FUSSELL STREET Open map	22	2	4
GEELONG ROAD / WHITEHORSE ROAD Open map	21	2	3
HOWITT STREET / LAKE STREET Open map	20	2	2
HASTINGS STREET / MAUDE STREET Open map	20	2	1
DRUMMOND STREET / WEBSTER STREET Open map	13	1	4
STURT STREET / LEARMONTH ALT STREET Open map	13	1	4
MAIN ROAD / YORK STREET Open map	13	1	3
CUTHBERTS ROAD / LEARMONTH STREET Open map	12	1	3
DANA STREET / PLEASANT S STREET Open map	12	1	3
EASTWOOD STREET / EASTWOOD STREET Open map	12	1	3
GEELONG ROAD -MAIN ROAD / ELSWORTH W STREET Open map	12	1	3
HOWITT STREET / FOREST STREET Open map	12	1	3
MAIN ROAD / EUREKA STREET Open map	12	1	3

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
CHISHOLM STREET / IDA STREET Open map	101	1	1
PARK STREET / PARK E STREET Open map	100	1	1
GILLIES STREET / GREVILLEA ROAD Open map	20	2	2
HERTFORD STREET / BEVERIN STREET Open map	20	2	2
HASTINGS STREET / MAUDE STREET Open map	20	2	1
STURT STREET / GRENVILLE N STREET Open map	12	1	1
HOWITT STREET / FOREST STREET Open map	11	1	2
KLINE STREET / YORK STREET Open map	11	1	2
EYRE STREET / EXCHANGE STREET Open map	11	1	1
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / ROSE HILL ROAD Open map	11	1	1
ROWLANDS STREET / VICKERS STREET Open map	11	1	1
ALBERT STREET -SKIPTON STREET / RUBICON STREET Open map	10	1	1
ALBERT STREET / OPHIR STREET Open map	10	1	1
BALLARAT-BURRUMBEET ROAD / STURT STREET Open map	10	1	1
BALYARTA STREET / NINGANA STREET Open map	10	1	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / CRESWICK ROAD Open map	101	1	1
STURT STREET / ALBERT ALT STREET Open map	100	1	1
ALBERT STREET / HERTFORD STREET Open map	43	4	6
ALBERT STREET / BRIDGE STREET Open map	31	3	4
MAIR STREET / WINDERMERE STREET Open map	21	2	3
STURT STREET / WINDERMERE STREET Open map	21	2	3
LITTLE BRIDGE STREET / GRENVILLE S STREET Open map	20	2	1
MAIR STREET / RIPON N STREET Open map	12	1	2
RUBICON STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	12	1	2
GILLIES STREET / NORMAN STREET Open map	11	1	2
JOSEPH STREET / LAL LAL STREET Open map	11	1	2
WENDOUREE PARADE / ZOO DRIVE Open map	11	1	1
ALBERT STREET / DUNDAS PLACE Open map	10	1	1
ALFRED STREET / STURT STREET Open map	10	1	1
ANDERSON STREET / LITTLE CHANNEL STREET Open map	10	1	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	1,351	91	247
Turning / crossing conflict	1,293	86	234
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	224	19	50
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	156	6	8
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	113	10	23
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	63	5	16
Object / roadside impact	20	2	2

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	719	39	90
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.	394	11	23
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	265	23	53
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	247	19	73
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	158	14	31
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	151	6	3
VEHICLE OFF FOOTPATH STRIKES VEH ON CARRIAGEWAY	124	11	24
RIGHT THROUGH	123	11	24

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	1,512	98	258
Local streets (50 km/h)	881	66	189
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	407	27	63
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	319	21	33
Unknown speed zone	101	7	37

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	1,674	113	273
Intersection / junction	1,546	106	307

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	2,288	165	414
Dark / low-light	700	35	106
Dawn / dusk	225	19	53
Other lighting	7	0	7