Knox Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Knox recorded 477 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 15 fatalities and 200 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 12.3% of all recorded injury crashes and 16.8% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 103 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 50 records.

VRU summary

CouncilVRU harmVRU FSIVRU crashesVRU harm sharePedBikeMotoSchool-ageOlder ped
Knox3,81021547716.8%279199010350

Top VRU locations

LocationHarmFSICrashesPedBikeMoto
COLEMAN ROAD / BINDI STREET
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22041100
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / DAWSON STREET
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1738111100
DORSET ROAD / DOUGLAS STREET
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12132200
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / MILLER ROAD
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11828080
STUD ROAD / TURRAMURRA DRIVE
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11224400
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / STATION STREET
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11123210
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY ROAD
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11123120
DANDELION DRIVE / WILLOW AVENUE
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10212210
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / BORONIA ROAD
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10112200
TAYLORS LANE / GOULBURN DRIVE
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10112020
ARMSTRONG DRIVE / DANDELION DRIVE
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10011100
BORONIA ROAD / EDINBURGH ROAD
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10011100
BORONIA ROAD / ROXBURGH ROAD
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10011100
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / KNOX PLACE
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10011010
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / FOREST ROAD
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3638350
DANDENONG VALLEY HIGHWAY / STUD ROAD
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3436510
DORSET ROAD / BORONIA ROAD
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3435410
EASTLINK / BORONIA-EASTLINK OUT ON RAMP
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3231100
STUD ROAD / GEORGE STREET
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3134400
STUD ROAD / LAKEVIEW AVENUE
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3033300

Pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
COLEMAN ROAD / BINDI STREET
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22041
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / DAWSON STREET
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173811
DORSET ROAD / DOUGLAS STREET
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12132
STUD ROAD / TURRAMURRA DRIVE
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11224
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / STATION STREET
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11022
DANDELION DRIVE / WILLOW AVENUE
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10212
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / BORONIA ROAD
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10112
ARMSTRONG DRIVE / DANDELION DRIVE
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10011
BORONIA ROAD / EDINBURGH ROAD
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10011
BORONIA ROAD / ROXBURGH ROAD
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10011
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY ROAD
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10011
DANDENONG VALLEY HIGHWAY / STUD ROAD
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3335
EASTLINK / BORONIA-EASTLINK OUT ON RAMP
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3231
STUD ROAD / GEORGE STREET
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3134
STUD ROAD / LAKEVIEW AVENUE
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3033

Bicyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / MILLER ROAD
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11828
TAYLORS LANE / GOULBURN DRIVE
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10112
DANDELION DRIVE / WILLOW AVENUE
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10111
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / KNOX PLACE
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10011
WELLINGTON ROAD / EASTLINK IN-WELLINGTON OF RAMP
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2224
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / TOORAK AVENUE
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2223
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / CLAREMONT AVENUE
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2123
BORONIA ROAD / DINSDALE ROAD
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2022
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / CLYDE STREET
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2022
HIGH STREET ROAD / BUSHY PARK LANE
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2022
HIGH STREET-EASTLINK IN RAMP / EASTLINK TRAIL
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2022
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / RACHELLE DRIVE
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2022
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / WANTIRNA ROAD
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2022
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / FOREST ROAD
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1415
BORONIA ROAD / CYPRESS AVENUE
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1213

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / KNOX PLACE
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10011
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / DAWSON STREET
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4044
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY / FOREST ROAD
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2123
MANUKA DRIVE / PARK BOULEVARD
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2022
STUD ROAD / EVANS STREET
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1111
BERGINS ROAD / STREETON COURT
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1011
BERRABRI DRIVE / JULIAN AVENUE
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1011
BORONIA ROAD / BORONIA REV ROAD SERVICE ROAD
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1011
BORONIA ROAD / DINSDALE ROAD
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1011
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / BURWOOD FWD HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD
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1011
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / TYNER ROAD
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1011
DORSET ROAD / TULIP CRESCENT
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1011
FARNHAM ROAD / DEVENISH ROAD
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1011
KAROO ROAD / BONAPARTE PLACE
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1011
KATHRYN ROAD / KNOX PLACE
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1011

Older-pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
BURWOOD HIGHWAY / DAWSON STREET
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10112
DANDELION DRIVE / WILLOW AVENUE
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10111
ARMSTRONG DRIVE / DANDELION DRIVE
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10011
EASTLINK / BORONIA-EASTLINK OUT ON RAMP
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3231
CHANDLER ROAD / DORSET SQUARE
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2022
DANDENONG VALLEY HIGHWAY / STUD ROAD
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2021
GLENFERN ROAD / GLENFERN ALT ROAD
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1112
STUD ROAD / BLADON STREET
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1111
BARRY STREET / DORSET ROAD
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1011
BERGINS ROAD / LIBERTY AVENUE
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1011
BORONIA ROAD / TORMORE ROAD
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1011
BURKE ROAD / TWIN COURT
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1011
BURWOOD HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD / ROSE STREET
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1011
COLCHESTER ROAD / BERESFORD DRIVE
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1011
COLEMAN ROAD / COLEMAN ROAD
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1011

VRU crash mechanism families

MechanismHarmFSICrashes
Other / mixed mechanism2,115114253
Turning / crossing conflict1,09765141
Run-off-road / loss-of-control2061024
Rear-end / same-lane conflict186820
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict1321129
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict74710

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash descriptionHarmFSICrashes
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT8234279
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.8094991
VEH STRIKES PED ON FOOTPATH/MEDIAN/TRAFFIC ISLAND.4001214
VEHICLE OFF FOOTPATH STRIKES VEH ON CARRIAGEWAY2271229
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)176719
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)162616
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)159613
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.153516

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed categoryHarmFSICrashes
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)1,63193149
Local streets (50 km/h)1,10456143
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)84450108
Unknown speed zone119751
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)112926

VRU road-geometry profile

GeometryHarmFSICrashes
Midblock / not at intersection2,041115254
Intersection / junction1,766100221
Other geometry302

VRU lighting profile

LightingHarmFSICrashes
Daylight2,205126319
Dark / low-light1,29270109
Dawn / dusk2751638
Other lighting38311