Monash Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Monash recorded 978 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 21 fatalities and 428 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 16.5% of all recorded injury crashes and 19.8% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 126 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 140 records.

VRU summary

CouncilVRU harmVRU FSIVRU crashesVRU harm sharePedBikeMotoSchool-ageOlder ped
Monash7,00544997819.8%6063750126140

Top VRU locations

LocationHarmFSICrashesPedBikeMoto
ATHERTON ROAD / ATKINSON STREET
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1566101000
CLAYTON ROAD / DUNSTAN STREET
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15469900
SPRINGVALE ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY ROAD
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12436510
DANDENONG ROAD / ATKINSON STREET
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12335320
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY FWD ROAD SERVICE ROAD
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12132200
BLACKBURN ROAD / FIANDER AVENUE
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11122110
HIGH STREET ROAD / LARCH CRESCENT
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11022110
WELLINGTON ROAD / SCENIC BOULEVARD
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11022200
HIGH STREET ROAD / LEEDS ROAD
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10213210
DRUMMOND STREET / LOGIE STREET
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10211010
STEPHENSONS ROAD / MARIANNE WAY
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10112110
WARRIGAL ROAD / SCHOOLHALL STREET
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10112110
WAVERLEY ROAD / STEPHENSONS ROAD
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10112020
DANDENONG ROAD / NEERIM GROVE
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10011100
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / DANDENONG ROAD
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10011100
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / FORSTER ROAD
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10011100
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / HUNTINGDALE ROAD
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10011100
HIGH STREET / HIGH STREET ROAD
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10011100
MEDORO GROVE / WOOLWICH DRIVE
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10011100
STATE (BELL/SPRINGVALE) HIGHWAY / SPRINGVALE ROAD
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10011100

Pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
ATHERTON ROAD / ATKINSON STREET
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156610
CLAYTON ROAD / DUNSTAN STREET
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15469
SPRINGVALE ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY ROAD
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12335
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY FWD ROAD SERVICE ROAD
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12132
WELLINGTON ROAD / SCENIC BOULEVARD
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11022
DANDENONG ROAD / ATKINSON STREET
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10313
HIGH STREET ROAD / LEEDS ROAD
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10112
DANDENONG ROAD / NEERIM GROVE
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10011
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / DANDENONG ROAD
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10011
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / FORSTER ROAD
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10011
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / HUNTINGDALE ROAD
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10011
HIGH STREET / HIGH STREET ROAD
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10011
MEDORO GROVE / WOOLWICH DRIVE
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10011
STATE (BELL/SPRINGVALE) HIGHWAY / SPRINGVALE ROAD
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10011
STEPHENSONS ROAD / MARIANNE WAY
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10011

Bicyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
BLACKBURN ROAD / FIANDER AVENUE
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11021
DRUMMOND STREET / LOGIE STREET
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10211
WAVERLEY ROAD / STEPHENSONS ROAD
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10112
HIGH STREET ROAD / LARCH CRESCENT
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10011
WARRIGAL ROAD / DANDENONG ROAD
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4246
HAUGHTON ROAD -HUNTINGDALE ROAD / HAUGHTON ROAD
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2426
WELLINGTON ROAD / GARDEN ROAD
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2224
BLACKBURN ROAD / DUERDIN STREET
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2123
NORTH ROAD / FRANKLYN STREET
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2123
NORTH ROAD / GRETA STREET
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2123
NORTH ROAD / HUNTINGDALE ROAD
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2123
WARRIGAL ROAD / MONA WALK
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2123
WELLINGTON ROAD / HAVERBRACK DRIVE
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2123
WELLINGTON ROAD / GARNETT ROAD
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2122
NORTH ROAD / FENTON STREET
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2121

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
WAVERLEY ROAD / STEPHENSONS ROAD
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10011
RAILWAY PARADE / KINGSWAY
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2224
SPRINGVALE ROAD / OSULLIVAN ROAD
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2121
CLARENDON AVENUE / ERIC COURT
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2021
KINGSWAY / SNEDDEN DRIVE
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1211
SPRINGVALE ROAD / CLUNIES ROSS CRESCENT
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1112
SPRINGVALE ROAD / WAVERLEY ROAD
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1112
CAPITAL AVENUE / KING ARTHUR DRIVE
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1111
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD SERVICE ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY ROAD
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1111
SWINDON AVENUE / WELLESLEY ROAD
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1111
ALBANY DRIVE / DENVER CRESCENT
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1011
AUSTIN STREET / NORTH ROAD
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1011
BAMBIL STREET / BARADINE STREET
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1011
BLACKBURN ROAD / MATTHEW STREET
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1011
BLACKBURN ROAD / MEADOW CRESCENT
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1011

Older-pedestrian locations

LocationHarmFSICrashes
ATHERTON ROAD / ATKINSON STREET
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12033
CLAYTON ROAD / DUNSTAN STREET
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11022
FERNTREE GULLY ROAD / HUNTINGDALE ROAD
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10011
HIGH STREET / HIGH STREET ROAD
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10011
HIGH STREET ROAD / LEEDS ROAD
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10011
MEDORO GROVE / WOOLWICH DRIVE
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10011
SPRINGVALE ROAD / FERNTREE GULLY ROAD
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10011
STATE (BELL/SPRINGVALE) HIGHWAY / SPRINGVALE ROAD
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10011
WARRIGAL ROAD / SCHOOLHALL STREET
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10011
WELLINGTON ROAD / DANDENONG FWD ROAD SERVICE ROAD
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10011
PORTMAN STREET / STATION STREET
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3134
CLAYTON ROAD / CENTRE ROAD
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3033
JELLS ROAD / THE DEVIATION
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3033
COOKE STREET / CENTRE ROAD
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3032
BLACKBURN ROAD / DOYNTON PARADE
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2022

VRU crash mechanism families

MechanismHarmFSICrashes
Other / mixed mechanism3,478200459
Turning / crossing conflict2,675192382
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict3212861
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict184818
Object / roadside impact13143
Rear-end / same-lane conflict1291128
Run-off-road / loss-of-control87627

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash descriptionHarmFSICrashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.1,994132245
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT1,37583160
PED ON FOOTHPATH STRUCK BY VEHENTERING/LEAVING DRIVEWAY.4841939
VEHICLE OFF FOOTPATH STRIKES VEH ON CARRIAGEWAY3751649
ANY MANOEUVRE INVOLVING PED NOT INCLUDED IN DCAs 100-108.3151942
VEHICLE STRIKES ANOTHER VEH WHILE EMERGING FROM DRIVEWAY2591442
RIGHT THROUGH2202039
PED PLAYING/LYING/WORKING/STANDING ON CARRIAGEWAY.2121031

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed categoryHarmFSICrashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)2,881189343
Local streets (50 km/h)1,427113290
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)1,37968121
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)7384095
Unknown speed zone58039129

VRU road-geometry profile

GeometryHarmFSICrashes
Midblock / not at intersection3,582214436
Intersection / junction3,420235541
Other geometry301

VRU lighting profile

LightingHarmFSICrashes
Daylight4,572307666
Dark / low-light1,71696193
Dawn / dusk6254081
Other lighting92638