Hepburn Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Hepburn recorded 41 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 10 fatalities and 21 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 6.5% of all recorded injury crashes and 16.2% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 7 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 10 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Hepburn	1,235	31	41	16.2%	21	20	0	7	10

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
HOWE STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	552	10	1	1	0
CRESWICK ROAD / MACRAE ROAD Open map	101	1	1	0	1
ALBERT STREET / BRIDPORT STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
CRESWICK ROAD / SLAUGHTERYARD ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
MAIN ROAD / SECOND STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / DEEP SPRING ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
ALBERT STREET / WATER STREET Open map	20	2	2	1	1
VINCENT STREET / HOWE STREET Open map	12	1	2	2	0
ALBERT STREET -HOWE STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
CAMBRIDGE STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
CLUNES-CRESWICK ROAD / CASTLEMAINE ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1	0
HOWE STREET / BURKE SQUARE Open map	10	1	1	0	1
HOWE STREET / CAMP ALT STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
KING STREET / MACADAM W STREET Open map	10	1	1	0	1
MAIN ROAD / SIXTH STREET Open map	10	1	1	0	1
MELBOURNE ROAD / ALBERT STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
OLD BALLARAT ROAD / TESSIERS ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
SERVICE STREET / THORNTON STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
TARADALE ROAD / SWANKY GULLY TRACK Open map	10	1	1	0	1
TENTH STREET / MAIN ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
HOWE STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	552	10	1
ALBERT STREET / BRIDPORT STREET Open map	100	1	1
MAIN ROAD / SECOND STREET Open map	100	1	1
VINCENT STREET / HOWE STREET Open map	12	1	2
ALBERT STREET -HOWE STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	10	1	1
ALBERT STREET / WATER STREET Open map	10	1	1
CAMBRIDGE STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	10	1	1
CLUNES-CRESWICK ROAD / CASTLEMAINE ROAD Open map	10	1	1
HOWE STREET / CAMP ALT STREET Open map	10	1	1
MELBOURNE ROAD / ALBERT STREET Open map	10	1	1
SERVICE STREET / THORNTON STREET Open map	10	1	1
YELLAND ROAD / MIDLAND HIGHWAY Open map	10	1	1
TI TREE ROAD / JUDSONS ROAD Open map	2	0	1
BALLAN-DAYLESFORD ROAD / BASIN ROAD Open map	1	0	1
KINGSTON-NEWLYN ROAD / FOREST HILL ROAD Open map	1	0	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
CRESWICK ROAD / MACRAE ROAD Open map	101	1	1
CRESWICK ROAD / SLAUGHTERYARD ROAD Open map	100	1	1
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / DEEP SPRING ROAD Open map	100	1	1
ALBERT STREET / WATER STREET Open map	10	1	1
HOWE STREET / BURKE SQUARE Open map	10	1	1
KING STREET / MACADAM W STREET Open map	10	1	1
MAIN ROAD / SIXTH STREET Open map	10	1	1
OLD BALLARAT ROAD / TESSIERS ROAD Open map	10	1	1
TARADALE ROAD / SWANKY GULLY TRACK Open map	10	1	1
TENTH STREET / MAIN ROAD Open map	10	1	1
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / ALBERT STREET Open map	2	0	2
KINGSTON-NEWLYN ROAD / QUARRY ROAD Open map	2	0	1
ALBERT STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	1	0	1
BRIDGE STREET -HIGH STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	1	0	1
CENTRAL SPRINGS ROAD -VINCENT STREET / CENTRAL SPRINGS ROAD Open map	1	0	1

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
HOWE STREET / ALBERT STREET Open map	552	10	1
TARADALE ROAD / SWANKY GULLY TRACK Open map	10	1	1
ALBERT STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	1	0	1
BALLAN-DAYLESFORD ROAD / BASIN ROAD Open map	1	0	1
KINGSTON-NEWLYN ROAD / FOREST HILL ROAD Open map	1	0	1
REED STREET / RYALLS STREET Open map	1	0	1
SMITH STREET / CROCKETT STREET Open map	1	0	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
VINCENT STREET / HOWE STREET Open map	12	1	2
ALBERT STREET -HOWE STREET / VINCENT STREET Open map	10	1	1
ALBERT STREET / WATER STREET Open map	10	1	1
CAMBRIDGE STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	10	1	1
CLUNES-CRESWICK ROAD / CASTLEMAINE ROAD Open map	10	1	1
HOWE STREET / CAMP ALT STREET Open map	10	1	1
MELBOURNE ROAD / ALBERT STREET Open map	10	1	1
SERVICE STREET / THORNTON STREET Open map	10	1	1
YELLAND ROAD / MIDLAND HIGHWAY Open map	10	1	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	848	20	24
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	301	3	3
Turning / crossing conflict	35	3	8
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	30	3	3
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	11	1	2
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	10	1	1

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	764	13	5
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	301	3	3
PED ON FOOTHPATH STRUCK BY VEHENTERING/LEAVING DRIVEWAY.	22	2	3
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	21	2	3
VEH STRIKES PED ON FOOTPATH/MEDIAN/TRAFFIC ISLAND.	12	1	3
LANE SIDE SWIPE (VEHICLES IN PARALLEL LANES)	11	1	2
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	11	1	2
ENTERING PARKING	10	1	1

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Local streets (50 km/h)	820	18	16
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	316	4	8
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	85	8	13
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	12	1	3
Unknown speed zone	2	0	1

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Intersection / junction	817	18	14
Midblock / not at intersection	418	13	27

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	1,089	26	31
Other lighting	100	1	1
Dark / low-light	34	3	6
Dawn / dusk	12	1	3