Yarra Vulnerable Road User Atlas

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

Plain-English VRU signature: Yarra recorded 2,388 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 12 fatalities and 682 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 53.8% of all recorded injury crashes and 51.3% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 91 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 82 records.

VRU summary

Council	VRU harm	VRU FSI	VRU crashes	VRU harm share	Ped	Bike	Moto	School-age	Older ped
Yarra	9,838	694	2,388	51.3%	608	1,802	0	91	82

Top VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
BRIDGE ROAD / CHURCH STREET Open map	267	8	15	8	7
HODDLE STREET / JOHNSTON STREET Open map	162	7	6	5	1
VICTORIA STREET / WILLIAM STREET Open map	134	4	7	5	2
JOHNSTON STREET / HODDLE STREET Open map	126	3	8	5	3
NICHOLSON STREET / NEWRY STREET Open map	114	2	5	3	2
CANNING STREET / RICHARDSON STREET Open map	113	9	32	0	32
JOHNSTON STREET / BRUNSWICK STREET Open map	106	9	21	11	11
BRIDGE ROAD / GRIFFITHS STREET Open map	103	1	4	2	2
ST GEORGES ROAD / ST GEORGES COURT Open map	102	1	3	1	2
BURNLEY STREET / MURPHY STREET Open map	102	1	2	1	1
EASTERN FREEWAY / HODDLE-EASTERN OUT ON RAMP Open map	101	1	1	1	0
BURNLEY STREET / BEISSEL STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
HIGHETT STREET / CHURCH STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
HODDLE STREET / LANGRIDGE STREET Open map	94	8	19	15	4
HODDLE STREET / GIPPS STREET Open map	89	8	16	12	4
ST GEORGES ROAD / REID STREET Open map	89	8	16	2	14
SWAN STREET / CHURCH STREET Open map	79	6	22	12	11
VICTORIA STREET / LENNOX STREET Open map	74	7	11	8	3
ST GEORGES ROAD / HOLDEN STREET Open map	73	6	15	5	11
BRUNSWICK STREET / GERTRUDE STREET Open map	69	6	15	7	9

Pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BRIDGE ROAD / CHURCH STREET Open map	233	5	8
HODDLE STREET / JOHNSTON STREET Open map	152	6	5
JOHNSTON STREET / HODDLE STREET Open map	123	3	5
VICTORIA STREET / WILLIAM STREET Open map	122	3	5
NICHOLSON STREET / NEWRY STREET Open map	112	2	3
BRIDGE ROAD / GRIFFITHS STREET Open map	101	1	2
EASTERN FREEWAY / HODDLE-EASTERN OUT ON RAMP Open map	101	1	1
BURNLEY STREET / BEISSEL STREET Open map	100	1	1
BURNLEY STREET / MURPHY STREET Open map	100	1	1
HIGHETT STREET / CHURCH STREET Open map	100	1	1
ST GEORGES ROAD / ST GEORGES COURT Open map	100	1	1
HODDLE STREET / LANGRIDGE STREET Open map	81	7	15
JOHNSTON STREET / BRUNSWICK STREET Open map	78	7	11
HODDLE STREET / GIPPS STREET Open map	67	6	12
JOHNSTON STREET / LULIE STREET Open map	55	5	10

Bicyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
CANNING STREET / RICHARDSON STREET Open map	113	9	32
ST GEORGES ROAD / REID STREET Open map	78	7	14
JOHNSTON STREET / BRUNSWICK STREET Open map	69	6	11
PERRY STREET / WELLINGTON STREET Open map	57	5	12
YARRA BOULEVARD / CITYLINK Open map	54	5	9
ST GEORGES ROAD / CAPITAL CITY TRAIL Open map	53	5	8
YARRA BOULEVARD / CITYLINK IN-YARRA OF RAMP Open map	53	5	8
SWAN STREET / CHURCH STREET Open map	48	4	11
BRUNSWICK STREET / FREEMAN STREET Open map	45	4	9
LANGRIDGE STREET / WELLINGTON STREET Open map	45	4	9
CANNING STREET / PIGDON STREET Open map	45	4	8
FENWICK STREET / RATHDOWNE STREET Open map	44	4	8
CAMBRIDGE STREET / LANGRIDGE STREET Open map	43	4	7
ST GEORGES ROAD / MILLER STREET Open map	43	3	16
COPPIN STREET / WALL STREET Open map	41	4	5

Motorcyclist locations

No records available for this table.

School-age pedestrian/cyclist locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
BRIDGE ROAD / CHURCH STREET Open map	100	1	1
MATER STREET / EMMA STREET Open map	22	2	1
BRIDGE ROAD / COPPIN STREET Open map	21	2	2
HODDLE STREET / HOOD FWD STREET SERVICE ROAD Open map	20	2	2
HODDLE STREET / GREENWOOD STREET Open map	20	2	1
QUEENS PARADE / RUSHALL CRESCENT Open map	20	2	1
VICTORIA PARADE / CROMWELL STREET Open map	20	2	1
HODDLE STREET / GIPPS STREET Open map	11	1	2
JOHNSTON STREET / FITZROY STREET Open map	11	1	2
ST GEORGES ROAD / CAPITAL CITY TRAIL Open map	11	1	2
YARRA BOULEVARD / CITYLINK Open map	11	1	2
YARRA BOULEVARD / BRIDGE ROAD Open map	11	1	1
ARNOLD STREET / HOLTOM W STREET Open map	10	1	1
BRUNSWICK STREET / CAPITAL CITY TRAIL Open map	10	1	1
BRUNSWICK STREET / VICTORIA PARADE Open map	10	1	1

Older-pedestrian locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes
VICTORIA STREET / WILLIAM STREET Open map	110	2	2
BURNLEY STREET / BEISSEL STREET Open map	100	1	1
BURNLEY STREET / MURPHY STREET Open map	100	1	1
HIGHETT STREET / CHURCH STREET Open map	100	1	1
HODDLE STREET / JOHNSTON STREET Open map	100	1	1
JOHNSTON STREET / HODDLE STREET Open map	100	1	1
JOHNSTON STREET / BRUNSWICK STREET Open map	41	4	1
CHURCH STREET / GIPPS STREET Open map	21	2	1
BRIDGE ROAD / WESTBANK TERRACE Open map	20	2	2
BRUNSWICK STREET / GERTRUDE STREET Open map	20	2	2
JOHNSTON STREET / SPRING STREET Open map	20	2	2
ELIZABETH STREET / LENNOX STREET Open map	20	2	1
OGRADY STREET / RATHDOWNE STREET Open map	20	2	1
ST GEORGES ROAD / BARKLY STREET Open map	20	2	1
HODDLE STREET / LANGRIDGE STREET Open map	11	1	2

VRU crash mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Turning / crossing conflict	4,598	320	1,033
Other / mixed mechanism	2,521	180	596
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	1,801	125	471
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	497	38	152
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	239	19	64
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	171	11	70
Object / roadside impact	11	1	2

Detailed VRU crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Harm	FSI	Crashes
PED NEAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT.	1,934	115	238
RIGHT THROUGH	981	76	287
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	882	62	132
VEHICLE STRIKES DOOR OF PARKED/STATIONARY VEHICLE	847	60	296
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	739	58	213
LEFT TURN SIDESWIPE	467	33	162
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	465	36	140
PED EMERGES FROM IN FRONT OF PARKED OR STATIONARY VEHICLE	384	26	56

VRU speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	4,253	308	1,067
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	3,002	210	619
Local streets (50 km/h)	1,833	131	456
Unknown speed zone	639	43	244
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	111	2	2

VRU road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Intersection / junction	6,138	427	1,502
Midblock / not at intersection	3,690	266	885
Unknown geometry	10	1	1

VRU lighting profile

Lighting	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Daylight	6,230	450	1,570
Dark / low-light	2,512	172	483
Dawn / dusk	827	56	216
Other lighting	269	16	119