Baw Baw Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Baw Baw recorded 138 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 4 fatalities and 43 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 5.7% of all recorded injury crashes and 5.5% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 21 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 21 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Baw Baw	929	47	138	5.5%	86	52	0	21	21

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
WATERLOO ROAD / WATERLOO ALT ROAD Open map	112	2	3	2	1
ALBERT ROAD / ALBERT STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
CALWAY STREET / MEREDITH COURT Open map	100	1	1	1	0
OLD SALE ROAD / STOCK ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ASHBY STREET Open map	21	2	3	3	0
ASHBY STREET / KITCHENER STREET Open map	20	2	2	1	1
SMITH STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	20	2	2	1	1
ALBERT ROAD / ALBERT ROAD Open map	16	1	7	3	4
PALMERSTON STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	11	1	2	2	0
PRINCES WAY / FRANCIS AVENUE Open map	11	1	2	2	0
SMITH STREET / WILLIAMS STREET Open map	11	1	2	2	0
MAIN SOUTH ROAD / PRINCES WAY Open map	11	1	1	1	0
MELANIE DRIVE / FRANCIS WAY Open map	11	1	1	1	0
SMITH STREET -VICTORIA STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	11	1	1	1	0
WALHALLA ROAD / OLD DEPOT COOPERS TRACK Open map	11	1	1	1	0
ALBERT STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
BLOOMFIELD ROAD / NO 1 ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
BULN BULN ROAD / LARDNERS TRACK Open map	10	1	1	1	0
CHRISTIES ROAD / LILLICO ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
COSTER ROAD / CATHCART ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
WATERLOO ROAD / WATERLOO ALT ROAD Open map	111	2	2
ALBERT ROAD / ALBERT STREET Open map	100	1	1
CALWAY STREET / MEREDITH COURT Open map	100	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ASHBY STREET Open map	21	2	3
ALBERT ROAD / ALBERT ROAD Open map	12	1	3
PALMERSTON STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	11	1	2
PRINCES WAY / FRANCIS AVENUE Open map	11	1	2
SMITH STREET / WILLIAMS STREET Open map	11	1	2
MAIN SOUTH ROAD / PRINCES WAY Open map	11	1	1
MELANIE DRIVE / FRANCIS WAY Open map	11	1	1
SMITH STREET -VICTORIA STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	11	1	1
WALHALLA ROAD / OLD DEPOT COOPERS TRACK Open map	11	1	1
ALBERT STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1
ASHBY STREET / KITCHENER STREET Open map	10	1	1
BULN BULN ROAD / LARDNERS TRACK Open map	10	1	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
OLD SALE ROAD / STOCK ROAD Open map	100	1	1
ASHBY STREET / KITCHENER STREET Open map	10	1	1
BLOOMFIELD ROAD / NO 1 ROAD Open map	10	1	1
CHRISTIES ROAD / LILLICO ROAD Open map	10	1	1
COSTER ROAD / CATHCART ROAD Open map	10	1	1
CRAIG STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1
KING PARROT BOULEVARD / HORSETAIL WAY Open map	10	1	1
MAIN SOUTH ROAD / PEARSON ROAD Open map	10	1	1
PARKERS ROAD / HAZELDEAN ROAD Open map	10	1	1
QUEEN STREET / GLADSTONE STREET Open map	10	1	1
QUEEN STREET / NORTH ROAD Open map	10	1	1
SAND ROAD / ORMOND ROAD Open map	10	1	1
SCHOOL ROAD / CROSS STREET Open map	10	1	1
SHORTHOUSES ROAD / DUNCANS ROAD Open map	10	1	1
SMITH STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	10	1	1

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
SMITH STREET -VICTORIA STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	11	1	1
BULN BULN ROAD / LARDNERS TRACK Open map	10	1	1
CRAIG STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ASHBY STREET Open map	10	1	1
PRINCES WAY / FRANCIS AVENUE Open map	10	1	1
STODDARTS ROAD / MILLS ROAD Open map	10	1	1
ALBERT ROAD / ALBERT ROAD Open map	1	0	1
ANZAC ROAD / EVANS STREET Open map	1	0	1
BURKE STREET / ANDERSON STREET Open map	1	0	1
BURKE STREET / CORNISH STREET Open map	1	0	1
FERRIS STREET / LAMPARD ROAD Open map	1	0	1
HOWITT STREET / BURKE STREET Open map	1	0	1
LOCH STREET / BURNETT STREET Open map	1	0	1
NORMANBY STREET / WINDSOR AVENUE Open map	1	0	1
PERCY STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	1	0	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
CALWAY STREET / MEREDITH COURT Open map	100	1	1
PALMERSTON STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	11	1	2
MAIN SOUTH ROAD / PRINCES WAY Open map	11	1	1
MELANIE DRIVE / FRANCIS WAY Open map	11	1	1
ALBERT ROAD / ALBERT ROAD Open map	10	1	1
ALBERT STREET / SMITH STREET Open map	10	1	1
ASHBY STREET / KITCHENER STREET Open map	10	1	1
HATFIELD DRIVE / GREYFRIARS WAY Open map	10	1	1
MASON STREET / WILLIAMS STREET Open map	10	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ASHBY STREET Open map	10	1	1
PRINCES WAY / BLOYE STREET Open map	10	1	1
DEPOT ROAD / LITTLE BOY CRESCENT Open map	1	0	1
DROUIN-WARRAGUL ROAD / GLADSTONE STREET Open map	1	0	1
ELM COURT / BOWEN STREET Open map	1	0	1
MCMILLAN DRIVE / WENTWORTH COURT Open map	1	0	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	575	26	66
Turning / crossing conflict	145	11	44
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	113	2	4
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	59	5	14
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	21	2	3
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	15	1	6
Object / roadside impact	1	0	1

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	225	4	8
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	177	8	14
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	103	1	3
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	71	5	24
PED ON FOOTHPATH STRUCK BY VEHENTERING/LEAVING DRIVEWAY.	43	4	6
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.	29	2	9
PARKED CAR RUN AWAY	24	2	6
RIGHT NEAR (INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	23	2	5

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	385	17	49
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	321	13	22
Local streets (50 km/h)	138	11	38
Unknown speed zone	55	4	18
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	30	2	11

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	722	31	79
Intersection / junction	205	16	57
Other geometry	2	0	2

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	692	35	101
Dark / low-light	211	10	29
Dawn / dusk	25	2	7
Other lighting	1	0	1