Greater Geelong 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 Geelong recorded 1,341 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 33 fatalities and 670 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 17.1% of all recorded injury crashes and 17.5% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 219 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 148 records.

VRU summary

CouncilVRU harmVRU FSIVRU crashesVRU harm sharePedBikeMotoSchool-ageOlder ped
Greater Geelong10,7427031,34117.5%6756720219148

Top VRU locations

LocationHarmFSICrashesPedBikeMoto
PRINCES HIGHWAY / PRINCES REV HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD
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21333210
LATROBE TERRACE / ABERDEEN STREET
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163710820
PRINCES HIGHWAY / SCHOOL ROAD
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14054400
BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / PURNELL ROAD
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13245320
PAKINGTON STREET / SKENE STREET
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12033210
THIRTEENTH BEACH ROAD / EWING BLYTH DRIVE
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12033030
AUTUMN STREET / MINERVA ROAD
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11325140
BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / GOLDSWORTHY ROAD
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11223120
SHANNON AVENUE / LASCELLES AVENUE
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11222200
LATROBE TERRACE / ROEBUCK STREET
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11022200
SHANNON AVENUE / CLARENCE STREET
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11022110
RESERVE ROAD / DIAZ DRIVE
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11021100
RYRIE STREET / UNION STREET
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10312110
ANAKIE ROAD / DONNYBROOK ROAD
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10112110
BARWON HEADS ROAD / BREAKWATER ROAD
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10112110
BALLAN ROAD / CARRS ROAD
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10011010
BARWON HEADS ROAD
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10011100
DENDLE STREET / MARSHALLTOWN ROAD
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10011100
FELLMONGERS ROAD / HITCHCOCK STREET
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10011100
FYANS STREET / BELLERINE STREET
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10011100

Pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
PRINCES HIGHWAY / PRINCES REV HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD
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20322
LATROBE TERRACE / ABERDEEN STREET
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15268
PRINCES HIGHWAY / SCHOOL ROAD
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14054
SHANNON AVENUE / LASCELLES AVENUE
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11222
LATROBE TERRACE / ROEBUCK STREET
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11022
PAKINGTON STREET / SKENE STREET
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11022
RESERVE ROAD / DIAZ DRIVE
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11021
BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / GOLDSWORTHY ROAD
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10111
ANAKIE ROAD / DONNYBROOK ROAD
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10011
AUTUMN STREET / MINERVA ROAD
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10011
BARWON HEADS ROAD
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10011
DENDLE STREET / MARSHALLTOWN ROAD
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10011
FELLMONGERS ROAD / HITCHCOCK STREET
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10011
FYANS STREET / BELLERINE STREET
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10011
HITCHCOCK AVENUE / CLIFFORD PARADE
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10011

Bicyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
THIRTEENTH BEACH ROAD / EWING BLYTH DRIVE
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12033
BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / PURNELL ROAD
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11122
RYRIE STREET / UNION STREET
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10111
BALLAN ROAD / CARRS ROAD
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10011
BARWON HEADS ROAD / BREAKWATER ROAD
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10011
TIMMS LANE / POTTER STREET
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10011
WHARF ROAD / LOWE STREET
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10011
BARWON HEADS-OCEAN GROVE ROAD / SURF BEACH ROAD
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4144
NORTH SHORE ROAD -THE BOULEVARD / PRINCES FWD HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD
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4041
GRUBB ROAD -TUCKFIELD STREET / THACKER STREET
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3235
SURF COAST HIGHWAY / SMITH STREET
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3033
BARWARRE ROAD / MARSHALLTOWN ROAD
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2325
MALOP STREET / SWANSTON STREET
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2224
BARWON HEADS ROAD / TOMARA DRIVE
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2123
FRANCIS STREET / ROSLYN ROAD
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2123

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / PURNELL ROAD
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10111
THOMPSON ROAD / VISTULA AVENUE
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2222
HODGSON STREET / THE TERRACE
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2122
KOSCIUSKO AVENUE / BOGONG STREET
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2121
PRINCES HIGHWAY / SCHOOL ROAD
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2021
ROSLYN ROAD / FIFE COURT
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2021
TWITT STREET / COONEY STREET
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2021
BARRABOOL ROAD / NORTH VALLEY ROAD
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1212
THOMPSON ROAD / DAREBIN STREET
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1212
NEWCOMBE STREET / BROWN STREET
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1211
BELLARINE HIGHWAY / COPPARDS ROAD
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1112
BELLARINE HIGHWAY / NELSON AVENUE
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1112
BRAMWELL STREET / WYATT STREET
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1112
FENWICK STREET / MYERS STREET
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1112
MURRADOC ROAD / BLANCHE STREET
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1112

Older-pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
SHANNON AVENUE / LASCELLES AVENUE
Open map
11222
RESERVE ROAD / DIAZ DRIVE
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11021
PRINCES HIGHWAY / PRINCES REV HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD
Open map
10211
BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / GOLDSWORTHY ROAD
Open map
10111
ANAKIE ROAD / DONNYBROOK ROAD
Open map
10011
AUTUMN STREET / MINERVA ROAD
Open map
10011
DENDLE STREET / MARSHALLTOWN ROAD
Open map
10011
FELLMONGERS ROAD / HITCHCOCK STREET
Open map
10011
HITCHCOCK AVENUE / CLIFFORD PARADE
Open map
10011
JETTY ROAD / KEWARRA DRIVE
Open map
10011
LATROBE TERRACE / ROEBUCK STREET
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10011
PAKINGTON STREET / SKENE STREET
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10011
SHANNON AVENUE / CLARENCE STREET
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10011
THE ESPLANADE / FIRST AVENUE
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10011
THOMPSON ROAD / GALWAY AVENUE
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10011

VRU crash mechanism families

MechanismHarmFSICrashes
Other / mixed mechanism5,514327637
Turning / crossing conflict3,707274487
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict66250110
Run-off-road / loss-of-control4112046
Rear-end / same-lane conflict2151939
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict2101117
Object / roadside impact2325

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash descriptionHarmFSICrashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.2,103128208
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT1,96099152
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)58954102
VEHICLE OFF FOOTPATH STRIKES VEH ON CARRIAGEWAY5002957
RIGHT THROUGH4384075
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.4012041
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.3732555
PED WALKING WITH TRAFFIC3641728

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed categoryHarmFSICrashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)5,091310544
Local streets (50 km/h)3,114230475
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)1,1005373
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)1,00475138
Unknown speed zone43335111

VRU road-geometry profile

GeometryHarmFSICrashes
Intersection / junction5,438369711
Midblock / not at intersection5,139327620
Unknown geometry10112
Other geometry6468

VRU lighting profile

LightingHarmFSICrashes
Daylight7,384496975
Dark / low-light2,618160238
Dawn / dusk6293990
Other lighting111838