Melbourne Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Melbourne recorded 4,457 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 23 fatalities and 1,498 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 43.1% of all recorded injury crashes and 41.9% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 182 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 171 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Melbourne	20,505	1,521	4,457	41.9%	1,767	2,793	0	182	171

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
PEEL STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	226	12	25	13	12
KING STREET / LA TROBE STREET Open map	218	11	25	6	20
ELGIN STREET / LYGON STREET Open map	202	10	16	13	3
SPENCER STREET / COLLINS STREET Open map	179	8	14	12	3
BOURKE STREET / ELIZABETH STREET Open map	171	6	25	14	12
ELIZABETH STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	160	6	15	5	10
RACECOURSE ROAD / BELLAIR STREET Open map	159	6	11	5	6
PEEL STREET / HARBISON LANE Open map	143	5	6	3	4
ABBOTSFORD STREET / ARDEN STREET Open map	140	5	5	3	2
GRATTAN STREET / FLEMINGTON REV ROAD SERVICE ROAD Open map	135	4	8	7	2
KING STREET / HAWKE STREET Open map	134	4	8	8	0
CEMETERY ROAD / PRINCES STREET Open map	133	12	19	12	7
ELIZABETH STREET / LONSDALE STREET Open map	133	10	40	8	33
ST KILDA ROAD / ARTHUR STREET Open map	125	11	25	12	13
LA TROBE STREET / WILLIAM STREET Open map	123	11	17	11	7
LA TROBE STREET / SPENCER STREET Open map	120	3	3	2	1
ELIZABETH STREET / LA TROBE STREET Open map	116	9	34	15	20
ELIZABETH STREET / ROYAL PARADE Open map	114	11	14	8	6
TOORAK ROAD / WALSH STREET Open map	111	2	2	2	0
VICTORIA PARADE / NICHOLSON STREET Open map	111	2	2	2	1

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PEEL STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	205	11	13
ELGIN STREET / LYGON STREET Open map	190	9	13
SPENCER STREET / COLLINS STREET Open map	168	7	12
KING STREET / LA TROBE STREET Open map	144	5	6
RACECOURSE ROAD / BELLAIR STREET Open map	135	4	5
KING STREET / HAWKE STREET Open map	134	4	8
GRATTAN STREET / FLEMINGTON REV ROAD SERVICE ROAD Open map	134	4	7
BOURKE STREET / ELIZABETH STREET Open map	133	3	14
PEEL STREET / HARBISON LANE Open map	131	4	3
ELIZABETH STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	123	3	5
ABBOTSFORD STREET / ARDEN STREET Open map	120	3	3
TOORAK ROAD / WALSH STREET Open map	111	2	2
VICTORIA PARADE / NICHOLSON STREET Open map	111	2	2
LA TROBE STREET / SPENCER STREET Open map	110	2	2
FLEMINGTON ROAD / CITYLINK IN-MT ALEXANDER OF RAMP Open map	110	2	1

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PEEL STREET / HARBISON LANE Open map	122	3	4
DOCK LINK ROAD / DOCK LINK ROAD Open map	110	2	2
HARBOUR ESPLANADE / BOURKE STREET Open map	110	2	1
EASTWOOD STREET / MACAULAY ROAD Open map	101	1	2
GRATTAN STREET / FLEMINGTON REV ROAD SERVICE ROAD Open map	101	1	2
DRYBURGH STREET / CURRAN STREET Open map	100	1	1
KING STREET / PHOENIX LANE Open map	100	1	1
ELIZABETH STREET / LONSDALE STREET Open map	98	7	33
KING STREET / LA TROBE STREET Open map	76	6	20
BARNETT STREET / MACAULAY ROAD Open map	74	7	10
VICTORIA STREET / EXHIBITION ALT STREET Open map	73	6	18
EXHIBITION STREET / LITTLE LONSDALE STREET Open map	68	6	14
ST KILDA ROAD / ARTHUR STREET Open map	68	6	13
RACECOURSE ROAD / FLEMINGTON ROAD Open map	64	6	10
LA TROBE STREET / BASKERVILLE LANE Open map	64	5	19

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
VICTORIA PARADE / NICHOLSON STREET Open map	110	2	1
LA TROBE STREET / WILLIAM STREET Open map	53	5	2
FLEMINGTON ROAD / ABBOTSFORD STREET Open map	30	3	3
CEMETERY ROAD / PRINCES STREET Open map	22	2	3
ELIZABETH STREET / LONSDALE STREET Open map	20	2	2
ROYAL PARADE / IEVERS STREET Open map	20	2	2
ST KILDA ROAD / BEATRICE STREET Open map	20	2	2
ROYAL PARADE / LEONARD STREET Open map	20	2	1
ROYAL PARADE / MORRAH STREET Open map	12	1	3
ST KILDA ROAD / ARTHUR STREET Open map	12	1	3
ELIZABETH STREET / LITTLE COLLINS STREET Open map	12	1	2
WHITEMAN STREET / KINGS WAY Open map	12	1	2
ABBOTSFORD STREET / QUEENSBERRY STREET Open map	12	1	1
KINGS WAY / KING STREET Open map	11	1	2
PEEL STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	11	1	2

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PEEL STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	121	3	4
HARBOUR ESPLANADE / BOURKE STREET Open map	110	2	1
PEEL STREET / HARBISON LANE Open map	110	2	1
TOORAK ROAD / WALSH STREET Open map	110	2	1
BOURKE STREET / ELIZABETH STREET Open map	103	1	3
ELIZABETH STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	100	1	1
LA TROBE STREET / SPENCER STREET Open map	100	1	1
QUEEN STREET / LITTLE BOURKE STREET Open map	100	1	1
RACECOURSE ROAD / CALWELL STREET Open map	32	3	4
LYGON STREET / TYNE STREET Open map	30	3	2
ELGIN STREET / LYGON STREET Open map	22	2	4
LA TROBE STREET / SWANSTON STREET Open map	21	2	2
TOORAK ROAD / KINGS WAY Open map	20	2	2
ALBERT STREET / PROVIDENCE LANE Open map	20	2	1
ELGIN STREET / RATHDOWNE STREET Open map	20	2	1

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Turning / crossing conflict	8,996	675	1,795
Other / mixed mechanism	7,006	524	1,472
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2,845	196	772
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	819	59	194
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	436	36	104
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	369	28	113
Object / roadside impact	34	3	7

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	4,202	319	713
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	2,905	227	453
VEHICLE STRIKES DOOR OF PARKED/STATIONARY VEHICLE	1,512	105	540
RIGHT THROUGH	1,454	123	332
LEFT TURN SIDESWIPE	1,359	98	379
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	835	62	176
PED EMERGES FROM IN FRONT OF PARKED OR STATIONARY VEHICLE	691	46	90
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.	686	47	162

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	7,785	563	1,801
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	7,156	541	1,277
Local streets (50 km/h)	3,719	286	826
Unknown speed zone	1,810	128	546
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	35	3	7

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Intersection / junction	12,514	919	2,608
Midblock / not at intersection	7,972	601	1,839
Unknown geometry	17	1	8
Other geometry	2	0	2

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	13,718	1,015	2,867
Dark / low-light	4,729	359	975
Dawn / dusk	1,606	118	426
Other lighting	452	29	189