Maribyrnong Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Maribyrnong recorded 752 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 18 fatalities and 303 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 26.7% of all recorded injury crashes and 32.5% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 70 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 59 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Maribyrnong	5,325	321	752	32.5%	398	360	0	70	59

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
WHITEHALL STREET / SOMERVILLE ROAD Open map	175	8	12	1	11
HOPKINS STREET / MORELAND STREET Open map	123	3	3	2	1
MOORE STREET / LYNCH STREET Open map	120	3	2	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / BURKE STREET Open map	113	2	4	3	1
BALLARAT ROAD / PARK STREET Open map	110	2	2	2	0
FRANCIS STREET / BALLARAT STREET Open map	110	2	2	2	0
GEELONG STREET / SUNSHINE ROAD Open map	110	2	2	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / THOMSON STREET Open map	101	1	2	1	1
BEACHLEY STREET / SOUTH ROAD Open map	101	1	2	1	1
FREDERICK ROAD / AMANDA ROAD Open map	101	1	1	1	0
BALLARAT ROAD / ERROL STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
BALLARAT ROAD / EVANS STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
BARKLY STREET / ARGYLE STREET Open map	100	1	1	0	1
DROOP STREET / HOPKINS STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
FRANCIS STREET -WHITEHALL STREET / MINNIE STREET Open map	100	1	1	0	1
PARKER STREET / MORELAND STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY WEST / GEELONG ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
ROSAMOND ROAD / SLOANE STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
IRVING STREET / LEEDS STREET Open map	71	7	8	8	0
BARKLY STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	67	6	12	7	5

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
HOPKINS STREET / MORELAND STREET Open map	122	3	2
BALLARAT ROAD / BURKE STREET Open map	112	2	3
BALLARAT ROAD / PARK STREET Open map	110	2	2
FRANCIS STREET / BALLARAT STREET Open map	110	2	2
MOORE STREET / LYNCH STREET Open map	110	2	1
FREDERICK ROAD / AMANDA ROAD Open map	101	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / ERROL STREET Open map	100	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / EVANS STREET Open map	100	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / THOMSON STREET Open map	100	1	1
BEACHLEY STREET / SOUTH ROAD Open map	100	1	1
DROOP STREET / HOPKINS STREET Open map	100	1	1
GEELONG STREET / SUNSHINE ROAD Open map	100	1	1
PARKER STREET / MORELAND STREET Open map	100	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY WEST / GEELONG ROAD Open map	100	1	1
ROSAMOND ROAD / SLOANE STREET Open map	100	1	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
WHITEHALL STREET / SOMERVILLE ROAD Open map	174	8	11
BARKLY STREET / ARGYLE STREET Open map	100	1	1
FRANCIS STREET -WHITEHALL STREET / MINNIE STREET Open map	100	1	1
WHITEHALL STREET / YOUELL STREET Open map	40	4	3
MORELAND STREET / PARKER STREET Open map	36	3	9
HALL STREET / HYDE STREET Open map	33	3	6
WHITEHALL STREET / LYONS STREET Open map	25	2	7
ASHLEY STREET / RUPERT STREET Open map	24	2	6
BARKLY STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	23	2	5
GORDON STREET / OWEN STREET Open map	22	2	4
CHURCHILL AVENUE / CHURCHILL ALT AVENUE Open map	22	2	3
GEELONG ROAD / SOMERVILLE ROAD Open map	21	2	3
HAMPSTEAD ROAD / EMU ROAD Open map	21	2	3
HOPKINS STREET / HOPKINS STREET Open map	21	2	3
ALBERT STREET / PILGRIM STREET Open map	20	2	2

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
RALEIGH ROAD / ROSAMOND ROAD Open map	22	2	4
LIBERATOR LANE / WIRRAWAY AVENUE Open map	20	2	1
HAMPSTEAD ROAD / KEITH STREET Open map	12	1	1
WILLIAMSTOWN ROAD / ANDERSON STREET Open map	11	1	2
BALLARAT ROAD / BUTLER STREET Open map	11	1	1
ASHLEY STREET / RUPERT STREET Open map	10	1	1
ASHLEY STREET / WELLINGTON STREET Open map	10	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / ASH STREET Open map	10	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / DROOP STREET Open map	10	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / MOORE STREET Open map	10	1	1
FINLAY STREET / DAY STREET Open map	10	1	1
GEELONG ROAD / MALDEN STREET Open map	10	1	1
GORDON STREET / LYRIC STREET Open map	10	1	1
HYDE STREET / SOMERVILLE ROAD Open map	10	1	1
IRVING STREET / LEEDS STREET Open map	10	1	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BALLARAT ROAD / THOMSON STREET Open map	100	1	1
BEACHLEY STREET / SOUTH ROAD Open map	100	1	1
FRANCIS STREET / BALLARAT STREET Open map	100	1	1
GEELONG STREET / SUNSHINE ROAD Open map	100	1	1
ROSAMOND ROAD / SLOANE STREET Open map	100	1	1
BARKLY STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	20	2	2
MOORE STREET / DONALD STREET Open map	20	2	2
HOPKINS STREET / LEEDS STREET Open map	11	1	2
BALLARAT ROAD / BOSQUET STREET Open map	11	1	1
ANDERSON STREET / BALLARAT STREET Open map	10	1	1
ASHLEY STREET / STANHOPE STREET Open map	10	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / LYONS STREET Open map	10	1	1
BALLARAT ROAD / MOORE STREET Open map	10	1	1
BARKLY STREET / DROOP STREET Open map	10	1	1
BARKLY STREET / GEELONG REV ROAD SERVICE ROAD Open map	10	1	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	2,420	148	339
Turning / crossing conflict	2,156	135	290
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	321	18	65
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	176	7	21
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	161	6	16
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	91	7	21

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	1,418	79	157
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	1,244	64	116
VEHICLE OFF FOOTPATH STRIKES VEH ON CARRIAGEWAY	226	20	43
RIGHT THROUGH	222	19	43
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	174	7	19
LEFT TURN SIDESWIPE	165	6	21
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.	157	6	13
VEHICLE STRIKES ANOTHER VEH WHILE EMERGING FROM DRIVEWAY	151	12	40

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	2,745	156	319
Local streets (50 km/h)	1,931	114	251
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	322	27	71
Unknown speed zone	241	16	97
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	86	8	14

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Intersection / junction	3,145	203	472
Midblock / not at intersection	2,179	118	279
Other geometry	1	0	1

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	2,984	194	482
Dark / low-light	1,848	94	169
Dawn / dusk	395	26	67
Other lighting	98	7	34