Victorian Road Harm Intelligence
Vulnerable road-user atlas: Melton

Melton Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Melton recorded 355 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 7 fatalities and 148 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 8.9% of all recorded injury crashes and 8.7% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 126 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 25 records.

VRU summary

CouncilVRU harmVRU FSIVRU crashesVRU harm sharePedBikeMotoSchool-ageOlder ped
Melton2,4201553558.7%222133012625

Top VRU locations

LocationHarmFSICrashesPedBikeMoto
WESTWOOD DRIVE / WESTWOOD ALT DRIVE
Open map		11322110
MELTON HIGHWAY / GOURLAY ROAD
Open map		11022110
WESTERN FREEWAY / MOUNT COTTRELL ROAD
Open map		11022200
CALDER FREEWAY / CALDER OUT-VINEYARD OF RAMP
Open map		10211100
FAIRHAVEN BOULEVARD / TRETHOWAN AVENUE
Open map		10112110
CALDER FREEWAY / HOLDEN-CALDER OUT ON RAMP
Open map		10011100
FIELDSTONE WAY / MAPLE EDGE WAY
Open map		10011100
COBURNS-WESTERN OUT RAMP / COBURNS ROAD
Open map		3336150
HIGH STREET / PALMERSTON STREET
Open map		3134400
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / COLLEGE STREET
Open map		2627610
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / LAKE STREET
Open map		2325410
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / THE AVENUE
Open map		2224220
COMMERCIAL ROAD / LAKE STREET
Open map		2224310
ROCKBANK MIDDLE ROAD / WESTWOOD DRIVE
Open map		2224130
COBURNS ROAD / BARRIES ROAD
Open map		2123300
LAKE STREET / CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD
Open map		2123300
Unknown location
Open map		2123300
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / THE ESPLANADE
Open map		2122110
EXFORD ROAD / TURF CLUB BOULEVARD
Open map		2122200
HIGH STREET / GLENEAGLES DRIVE
Open map		2122200

Pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
WESTERN FREEWAY / MOUNT COTTRELL ROAD
Open map		11022
CALDER FREEWAY / CALDER OUT-VINEYARD OF RAMP
Open map		10211
CALDER FREEWAY / HOLDEN-CALDER OUT ON RAMP
Open map		10011
FAIRHAVEN BOULEVARD / TRETHOWAN AVENUE
Open map		10011
FIELDSTONE WAY / MAPLE EDGE WAY
Open map		10011
HIGH STREET / PALMERSTON STREET
Open map		3134
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / COLLEGE STREET
Open map		2526
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / LAKE STREET
Open map		2224
COBURNS ROAD / BARRIES ROAD
Open map		2123
COMMERCIAL ROAD / LAKE STREET
Open map		2123
LAKE STREET / CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD
Open map		2123
Unknown location
Open map		2123
EXFORD ROAD / TURF CLUB BOULEVARD
Open map		2122
HIGH STREET / GLENEAGLES DRIVE
Open map		2122
WESTERN FREEWAY / COBURNS-WESTERN OUT ON RAMP
Open map		2121

Bicyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
WESTWOOD DRIVE / WESTWOOD ALT DRIVE
Open map		10111
MELTON HIGHWAY / GOURLAY ROAD
Open map		10011
COBURNS-WESTERN OUT RAMP / COBURNS ROAD
Open map		3235
THE PARADE / LAKE STREET
Open map		2021
ROCKBANK MIDDLE ROAD / WESTWOOD DRIVE
Open map		1213
LEAKES ROAD / WESTERN OUT-LEAKES OF RAMP
Open map		1112
REES ROAD / CLARENDON DRIVE
Open map		1112
2520R 5042B / HOPKINS ROAD
Open map		1011
BELLFIELD AVENUE / CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD
Open map		1011
BROADWAY / TATTERSON WAY
Open map		1011
BROOKLYN ROAD / SPRINGBANK WAY
Open map		1011
BULMANS ROAD / BALFOUR PLACE
Open map		1011
BULMANS ROAD / HIGH STREET
Open map		1011
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / COMMERCIAL ROAD
Open map		1011
CENTENARY AVENUE / RALEIGHS ROAD
Open map		1011

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
FIELDSTONE WAY / MAPLE EDGE WAY
Open map		10011
COBURNS-WESTERN OUT RAMP / COBURNS ROAD
Open map		3134
WESTERN FREEWAY / COBURNS-WESTERN OUT ON RAMP
Open map		2121
CHURCH STREET / PALMERSTON STREET
Open map		1411
CALDER PARK DRIVE / DEVONPORT COURT
Open map		1212
WESTWOOD DRIVE / WESTWOOD ALT DRIVE
Open map		1211
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / LAKE STREET
Open map		1112
EXFORD ROAD / NORTHCOTT STREET
Open map		1112
BROOKLYN ROAD / BROOKLYN ALT ROAD
Open map		1111
COBURNS ROAD / WILLANDRA BOULEVARD
Open map		1111
EXFORD ROAD / TURF CLUB BOULEVARD
Open map		1111
GOURLAY ROAD / GOURLAY ROAD
Open map		1111
WESTWOOD DRIVE / EARLINGTON BOULEVARD
Open map		1111
ALABASTER AVENUE / MARBLE DRIVE
Open map		1011
BARRIES ROAD / COBURNS ROAD
Open map		1011

Older-pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
FAIRHAVEN BOULEVARD / TRETHOWAN AVENUE
Open map		10011
HIGH STREET / PALMERSTON STREET
Open map		2022
ONEILLS ROAD / UNITT STREET
Open map		2021
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / COLLEGE STREET
Open map		1112
ALLENBY ROAD / GOURLAY ROAD
Open map		1011
CAROLINE SPRINGS BOULEVARD / THE AVENUE
Open map		1011
COBURNS ROAD / BARRIES ROAD
Open map		1011
COBURNS ROAD / RICHARD ROAD
Open map		1011
DIGGERS REST-COIMADAI ROAD / OCONNELL AVENUE
Open map		1011
GREIGS ROAD / MOUNT COTTRELL ROAD
Open map		1011
HENRY STREET / PALMERSTON STREET
Open map		1011
HIGH STREET / COBURNS ROAD
Open map		1011
ONEILLS ROAD / CASSIA ROAD
Open map		1011
TORMORVEY AVENUE / GLENBRUAR DRIVE
Open map		1011
UNNAMED / WESTWOOD DRIVE
Open map		1011

VRU crash mechanism families

MechanismHarmFSICrashes
Other / mixed mechanism1,21774176
Turning / crossing conflict73556127
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict2141123
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict14357
Rear-end / same-lane conflict70612
Run-off-road / loss-of-control3939
Object / roadside impact201

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash descriptionHarmFSICrashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.4233781
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT3672545
PED WALKING WITH TRAFFIC352810
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)184818
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)12335
VEHICLE COLLIDES WITH VEHICLE PARKED ON LEFT OF ROAD11525
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.79715
VEHICLE OFF FOOTPATH STRIKES VEH ON CARRIAGEWAY72526

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed categoryHarmFSICrashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)89261139
Local streets (50 km/h)65950114
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)6182527
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)1331038
Unknown speed zone118937

VRU road-geometry profile

GeometryHarmFSICrashes
Midblock / not at intersection1,31883188
Intersection / junction1,10272167

VRU lighting profile

LightingHarmFSICrashes
Daylight1,366101251
Dark / low-light8084075
Dawn / dusk2351327
Other lighting1112

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