Colac Otway Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Colac Otway recorded 105 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 5 fatalities and 54 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 8.7% of all recorded injury crashes and 8.9% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 16 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 19 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Colac Otway	1,107	59	105	8.9%	50	55	0	16	19

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
MURRAY STREET -MURRAY STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	110	2	2	2	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WARROWIE ROAD Open map	110	2	1	1	0
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / THE RISE Open map	102	1	1	0	1
COLAC-BALLARAT ROAD / COADS LANE Open map	100	1	1	0	1
OVERVIEW CRESCENT / EAGLES NEST COURT Open map	100	1	1	1	0
MURRAY STREET / GRANT STREET Open map	43	4	3	2	1
QUEEN STREET / WILSON STREET Open map	41	4	4	1	3
MURRAY STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	40	4	4	4	0
POLLACK STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	23	2	4	0	4
GELLIBRAND STREET / QUEENS AVENUE Open map	23	2	1	1	0
MURRAY STREET / CORANGAMITE STREET Open map	21	2	3	2	1
COLAC-FORREST ROAD / MEADOWELL ROAD Open map	20	2	2	1	1
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / ELLIOTT ROAD Open map	13	1	1	1	0
CORANGAMITE STREET / BROMFIELD STREET Open map	12	1	3	1	2
HART STREET / MILLER STREET Open map	12	1	3	0	3
BROMFIELD STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	11	1	2	0	2
COLLINGWOOD STREET / HARDY STREET Open map	11	1	2	2	0
GELLIBRAND STREET / RAE STREET Open map	11	1	2	0	2
MURRAY STREET / ARMSTRONG STREET Open map	11	1	2	2	0
BROMFIELD STREET / HESSE STREET Open map	11	1	1	1	0

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
MURRAY STREET -MURRAY STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	110	2	2
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WARROWIE ROAD Open map	110	2	1
OVERVIEW CRESCENT / EAGLES NEST COURT Open map	100	1	1
MURRAY STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	40	4	4
MURRAY STREET / GRANT STREET Open map	32	3	2
GELLIBRAND STREET / QUEENS AVENUE Open map	23	2	1
MURRAY STREET / CORANGAMITE STREET Open map	20	2	2
QUEEN STREET / WILSON STREET Open map	20	2	1
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / ELLIOTT ROAD Open map	13	1	1
COLLINGWOOD STREET / HARDY STREET Open map	11	1	2
MURRAY STREET / ARMSTRONG STREET Open map	11	1	2
BROMFIELD STREET / HESSE STREET Open map	11	1	1
CHAPEL STREET / MCGONIGAL STREET Open map	10	1	1
COLAC-FORREST ROAD / MEADOWELL ROAD Open map	10	1	1
CORANGAMITE STREET / BROMFIELD STREET Open map	10	1	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / THE RISE Open map	102	1	1
COLAC-BALLARAT ROAD / COADS LANE Open map	100	1	1
POLLACK STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	23	2	4
QUEEN STREET / WILSON STREET Open map	21	2	3
HART STREET / MILLER STREET Open map	12	1	3
BROMFIELD STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	11	1	2
GELLIBRAND STREET / RAE STREET Open map	11	1	2
MURRAY STREET / GRANT STREET Open map	11	1	1
BENWERRIN-MT SABINE ROAD / WYE RIVER ROAD Open map	10	1	1
BIRREGURRA-FORREST ROAD / DIVISION ROAD Open map	10	1	1
BRUCE STREET / CHAPEL STREET Open map	10	1	1
COLAC-FORREST ROAD / MEADOWELL ROAD Open map	10	1	1
DENNIS STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	10	1	1
GREAT OCEAN ROAD Open map	10	1	1
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / CASSIDY DRIVE Open map	10	1	1

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
COLAC-FORREST ROAD / MEADOWELL ROAD Open map	20	2	2
QUEEN STREET / WILSON STREET Open map	20	2	1
BROMFIELD STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	11	1	2
HEWITT STREET / EUREKA STREET Open map	10	1	1
MURRAY STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	10	1	1
MURRAY STREET / GRANT STREET Open map	10	1	1
STRACHAN STREET / SLADEN STREET Open map	10	1	1
WOODROWVALE ROAD / FOREST S STREET Open map	10	1	1
ARMSTRONG STREET / MURRAY STREET Open map	1	0	1
COLAC-LAVERS HILL ROAD / AIREYS STREET Open map	1	0	1
CONNOR STREET / HART STREET Open map	1	0	1
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / WONGARRA DRIVE Open map	1	0	1
POLLACK STREET / QUEEN STREET Open map	1	0	1
UNNAMED / GREAT OCEAN WALK Open map	1	0	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
GELLIBRAND STREET / QUEENS AVENUE Open map	23	2	1
MURRAY STREET / GRANT STREET Open map	22	2	1
MURRAY STREET / CORANGAMITE STREET Open map	20	2	2
MURRAY STREET / GELLIBRAND STREET Open map	20	2	2
COLLINGWOOD STREET / HARDY STREET Open map	11	1	2
BROMFIELD STREET / HESSE STREET Open map	11	1	1
CHAPEL STREET / MCGONIGAL STREET Open map	10	1	1
CORANGAMITE STREET / BROMFIELD STREET Open map	10	1	1
GERARD AVENUE / HAZEL COURT Open map	10	1	1
MILLER STREET / CORANGAMITE STREET Open map	10	1	1
SKENE STREET / GRANT STREET Open map	10	1	1
PASCOE STREET / MOORE STREET Open map	2	0	1
GELLIBRAND STREET / MURRAY STREET Open map	1	0	1
MCLENNAN STREET / MCLACHLAN STREET Open map	1	0	1
MITCHELL GROVE / DOLLAR DRIVE Open map	1	0	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	401	20	39
Turning / crossing conflict	339	31	44
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	215	3	6
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	104	1	5
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	46	4	9
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	2	0	2

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	213	3	4
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	155	15	16
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	129	12	20
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	123	3	5
PED WALKING WITH TRAFFIC	113	2	4
PARKED CAR RUN AWAY	102	1	3
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	32	3	5
LANE SIDE SWIPE (VEHICLES IN PARALLEL LANES)	31	3	4

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Local streets (50 km/h)	471	34	64
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	413	13	18
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	147	5	11
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	41	4	4
Unknown speed zone	35	3	8

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	596	29	55
Intersection / junction	511	30	50

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	665	43	83
Dark / low-light	286	10	13
Dawn / dusk	155	6	8
Other lighting	1	0	1