East Gippsland Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: East Gippsland recorded 143 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 3 fatalities and 44 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 7.6% of all recorded injury crashes and 5.1% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 29 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 27 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
East Gippsland	854	47	143	5.1%	85	58	0	29	27

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
SCHOOL ROAD / OLD ORBOST ROAD Open map	110	2	1	1	0
MYER STREET / GEORGE STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WEEKES ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ROBERTSONS LANE Open map	42	4	2	2	0
MAIN STREET / BAILEY STREET Open map	24	2	5	4	1
BARKERS AVENUE / ROWE STREET Open map	20	2	1	1	0
MAIN STREET / SERVICE STREET Open map	12	1	3	2	1
NICHOLSON STREET / PYKE STREET Open map	12	1	3	1	2
BASTION POINT ROAD / MATTSSON STREET Open map	11	1	2	1	1
MAIN STREET / GOOLD STREET Open map	11	1	2	0	2
PRINCES HIGHWAY / EASTERN BEACH ROAD Open map	11	1	2	2	0
CHURCH STREET / MYER ALT STREET Open map	11	1	1	0	1
ESPLANADE / BARKES AVENUE Open map	11	1	1	1	0
JEMMESON STREET / ROADKNIGHT STREET Open map	11	1	1	1	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / STURGESS STREET Open map	11	1	1	1	0
BETKA ROAD / BUCKNALL STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
BREDT STREET / WALLACE STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
BULMER STREET / ROWE STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
CAMERON CRESCENT / EASTCOAST COURT Open map	10	1	1	1	0
DAWSON STREET / PEARSON STREET Open map	10	1	1	0	1

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
SCHOOL ROAD / OLD ORBOST ROAD Open map	110	2	1
MYER STREET / GEORGE STREET Open map	100	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WEEKES ROAD Open map	100	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ROBERTSONS LANE Open map	42	4	2
MAIN STREET / BAILEY STREET Open map	23	2	4
BARKERS AVENUE / ROWE STREET Open map	20	2	1
MAIN STREET / SERVICE STREET Open map	11	1	2
PRINCES HIGHWAY / EASTERN BEACH ROAD Open map	11	1	2
ESPLANADE / BARKES AVENUE Open map	11	1	1
JEMMESON STREET / ROADKNIGHT STREET Open map	11	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / STURGESS STREET Open map	11	1	1
BETKA ROAD / BUCKNALL STREET Open map	10	1	1
BREDT STREET / WALLACE STREET Open map	10	1	1
BULMER STREET / ROWE STREET Open map	10	1	1
CAMERON CRESCENT / EASTCOAST COURT Open map	10	1	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
MAIN STREET / GOOLD STREET Open map	11	1	2
NICHOLSON STREET / PYKE STREET Open map	11	1	2
CHURCH STREET / MYER ALT STREET Open map	11	1	1
BASTION POINT ROAD / MATTSSON STREET Open map	10	1	1
DAWSON STREET / PEARSON STREET Open map	10	1	1
GLADSTONE STREET / TENNYSON STREET Open map	10	1	1
GLADSTONE STREET / TYNDALL STREET Open map	10	1	1
GRANT STREET / MURPHY STREET Open map	10	1	1
GREAT ALPINE ROAD / COBUNGRA ROAD Open map	10	1	1
MAIN STREET / FORGE CREEK ROAD Open map	10	1	1
MAIN STREET / PAYNESVILLE ROAD Open map	10	1	1
MAIN STREET / PYKE STREET Open map	10	1	1
MARLO-CONRAN ROAD / CURLIP DRIVE Open map	10	1	1
OSTLERS ROAD / ODONNELL DRIVE Open map	10	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / HOTEL ROAD Open map	10	1	1

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BREDT STREET / WALLACE STREET Open map	10	1	1
GLADSTONE STREET / TYNDALL STREET Open map	10	1	1
HARDYS ROAD / KINGS COVE BOULEVARD Open map	10	1	1
MAIN STREET / SERVICE STREET Open map	10	1	1
MARINE PARADE / CARSTAIRS AVENUE Open map	10	1	1
NICHOLSON STREET / MARLO ROAD Open map	10	1	1
ONEILLS ROAD / GRANDVIEW ROAD Open map	10	1	1
OSTLERS ROAD / ODONNELL DRIVE Open map	10	1	1
MACLEOD STREET / SERVICE STREET Open map	2	0	1
ALLAN DRIVE / DORRON AVENUE Open map	1	0	1
BAILEY STREET / NICHOLSON STREET Open map	1	0	1
BALFOURS ROAD / RONWIN COURT Open map	1	0	1
COATES ROAD / MYER ALT STREET Open map	1	0	1
FOAM STREET / MIST STREET Open map	1	0	1
GOOLD STREET / MORONEY STREET Open map	1	0	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
MYER STREET / GEORGE STREET Open map	100	1	1
MAIN STREET / BAILEY STREET Open map	12	1	2
ESPLANADE / BARKES AVENUE Open map	11	1	1
JEMMESON STREET / ROADKNIGHT STREET Open map	11	1	1
BETKA ROAD / BUCKNALL STREET Open map	10	1	1
BULMER STREET / ROWE STREET Open map	10	1	1
CAMERON CRESCENT / EASTCOAST COURT Open map	10	1	1
NINTH PARADE / TENTH AVENUE Open map	10	1	1
UNNAMED / KURNAI AVENUE Open map	10	1	1
WY YUNG ROAD / MAIN STREET Open map	10	1	1
SERVICE STREET / NICHOLSON STREET Open map	2	0	2
ESPLANADE / DEVON ROAD Open map	2	0	1
BASTION POINT ROAD / MATTSSON STREET Open map	1	0	1
GILSENAN STREET / REYNOLDS STREET Open map	1	0	1
HOWITT AVENUE / HOWITT PLACE Open map	1	0	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	587	26	71
Turning / crossing conflict	142	11	41
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	44	3	17
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	34	3	7
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	27	2	5
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	10	1	1
Object / roadside impact	10	1	1

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	137	4	9
PED WALKING AGAINST TRAFFIC.	112	2	4
PED WALKING WITH TRAFFIC	111	2	2
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	76	6	21
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.	43	4	7
PED ON FOOTHPATH STRUCK BY VEHENTERING/LEAVING DRIVEWAY.	32	2	12
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	31	2	12
PED EMERGES FROM IN FRONT OF PARKED OR STATIONARY VEHICLE	28	2	10

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Local streets (50 km/h)	371	23	69
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	250	13	39
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	165	6	15
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	52	4	13
Unknown speed zone	16	1	7

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	663	32	91
Intersection / junction	190	15	51
Unknown geometry	1	0	1

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	497	32	106
Dark / low-light	328	13	26
Dawn / dusk	28	2	10
Other lighting	1	0	1