Greater Bendigo Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Greater Bendigo recorded 586 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 16 fatalities and 231 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 15.1% of all recorded injury crashes and 16.0% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 118 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 64 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Greater Bendigo	4,303	247	586	16.0%	282	307	0	118	64

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
CALDER HIGHWAY / MCINNES STREET Open map	101	1	1	1	0
HIGH STREET SERVICE ROAD / KIERAN COURT Open map	101	1	1	1	0
SEDGWICK ROAD / PEARCES ROAD Open map	101	1	1	0	1
STERNBERG STREET / LIGAR STREET Open map	101	1	1	1	0
STRATHFIELDSAYE ROAD / WOODLEA CLOSE Open map	101	1	1	0	1
WOOD STREET / HAVILAH ROAD Open map	101	1	1	1	0
BENDIGO-PYRAMID ROAD / SEBASTIAN ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
HATTAM STREET / WOODWARD ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
HIGH STREET -LODDON VALLEY HIGHWAY / NAPIER STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
HIGH STREET / ANILE WAY Open map	100	1	1	1	0
HIGH STREET / MYRTLE STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
HOSPITAL STREET / VICTORIA HILL ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / BUCKLEYS LANE Open map	100	1	1	1	0
NEVINSON ROAD / WONGABURRA ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
NORTH HARCOURT ROAD / YOUNGS LANE Open map	100	1	1	0	1
WILLIAMSON STREET / MCLAREN STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
CONDON STREET / EDWARDS ROAD Open map	56	5	10	7	3
HIGH STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	54	5	8	8	0
HIGH STREET / SHORT STREET Open map	50	5	3	3	0
HIGH STREET / LOCKWOOD ROAD Open map	42	4	6	5	1

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
CALDER HIGHWAY / MCINNES STREET Open map	101	1	1
HIGH STREET SERVICE ROAD / KIERAN COURT Open map	101	1	1
STERNBERG STREET / LIGAR STREET Open map	101	1	1
WOOD STREET / HAVILAH ROAD Open map	101	1	1
HIGH STREET -LODDON VALLEY HIGHWAY / NAPIER STREET Open map	100	1	1
HIGH STREET / ANILE WAY Open map	100	1	1
HIGH STREET / MYRTLE STREET Open map	100	1	1
HOSPITAL STREET / VICTORIA HILL ROAD Open map	100	1	1
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / BUCKLEYS LANE Open map	100	1	1
NEVINSON ROAD / WONGABURRA ROAD Open map	100	1	1
WILLIAMSON STREET / MCLAREN STREET Open map	100	1	1
HIGH STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	54	5	8
CONDON STREET / EDWARDS ROAD Open map	53	5	7
HIGH STREET / SHORT STREET Open map	50	5	3
HIGH STREET / LOCKWOOD ROAD Open map	41	4	5

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
SEDGWICK ROAD / PEARCES ROAD Open map	101	1	1
STRATHFIELDSAYE ROAD / WOODLEA CLOSE Open map	101	1	1
BENDIGO-PYRAMID ROAD / SEBASTIAN ROAD Open map	100	1	1
HATTAM STREET / WOODWARD ROAD Open map	100	1	1
NORTH HARCOURT ROAD / YOUNGS LANE Open map	100	1	1
HOLMES ROAD / FENTON STREET Open map	31	3	4
MILLER STREET -TOWNSEND STREET / SOMERVILLE STREET Open map	30	3	3
STRATHFIELDSAYE ROAD / RYALLS LANE Open map	21	2	3
LOCKWOOD ROAD / OLYMPIC PARADE Open map	21	2	2
JEWELL COURT / MURPHY STREET Open map	21	2	1
EDWARDS ROAD / ELLIS STREET Open map	20	2	2
HIGH STREET / LAUREL STREET Open map	20	2	2
MCCRAE STREET -PALL MALL / MUNDY STREET Open map	20	2	1
ONE TREE HILL ROAD / EDWARDS ROAD Open map	20	2	1
EDWARDS ROAD / ONE TREE HILL ROAD Open map	13	1	1

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
STRATHFIELDSAYE ROAD / WOODLEA CLOSE Open map	101	1	1
HATTAM STREET / WOODWARD ROAD Open map	100	1	1
HIGH STREET / MYRTLE STREET Open map	100	1	1
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / HOWARD STREET Open map	25	2	6
HOLDSWORTH ROAD / HOLMES ROAD Open map	21	2	1
EDWARDS ROAD / ONE TREE HILL ROAD Open map	13	1	1
CONDON STREET / EDWARDS ROAD Open map	12	1	3
NAPIER STREET / GRACE STREET Open map	12	1	2
HIGH STREET / WIRELESS STREET Open map	11	1	2
BRIGHT STREET / MARGARET COURT Open map	10	1	1
CONDON STREET / WILLOW DRIVE Open map	10	1	1
CRUSOE ROAD / ODEA CRESCENT Open map	10	1	1
DUKE STREET / LONDEY STREET Open map	10	1	1
GOYNES ROAD / BOTANICAL DRIVE Open map	10	1	1
HAVILAH ROAD / QUICK STREET Open map	10	1	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
STERNBERG STREET / LIGAR STREET Open map	101	1	1
WOOD STREET / HAVILAH ROAD Open map	101	1	1
HIGH STREET -LODDON VALLEY HIGHWAY / NAPIER STREET Open map	100	1	1
HIGH STREET / ANILE WAY Open map	100	1	1
CONDON STREET / EDWARDS ROAD Open map	42	4	5
HIGH STREET / LOCKWOOD ROAD Open map	31	3	4
HIGH STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	20	2	2
NORTHERN HIGHWAY / CARDWELL STREET Open map	20	2	2
BARNARD STREET / VIEW STREET Open map	10	1	1
BRYDEN ROAD / SPRINGS ROAD Open map	10	1	1
CALDER HIGHWAY / HIGH STREET Open map	10	1	1
EAGLEHAWK ROAD / STAFFORD STREET Open map	10	1	1
GLENCOE STREET / ST AIDANS ROAD Open map	10	1	1
HARLEY STREET / BUTCHER STREET Open map	10	1	1
HIGH STREET / CAMP STREET Open map	10	1	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	1,802	100	251
Turning / crossing conflict	1,533	94	222
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	453	25	44
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	339	14	28
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	82	7	12
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	77	6	23
Object / roadside impact	17	1	6

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	870	56	90
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	446	32	62
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.	356	7	20
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	339	14	28
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	313	18	57
PED WALKING WITH TRAFFIC	235	5	8
PED EMERGES FROM IN FRONT OF PARKED OR STATIONARY VEHICLE	190	9	18
PED ON FOOTHPATH STRUCK BY VEHENTERING/LEAVING DRIVEWAY.	178	8	16

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	1,604	116	267
Local streets (50 km/h)	1,398	80	210
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	929	27	47
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	265	15	39
Unknown speed zone	107	9	23

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	2,300	122	272
Intersection / junction	2,003	125	314

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	2,913	182	427
Dark / low-light	1,175	47	107
Dawn / dusk	209	18	46
Other lighting	6	0	6