Motorcycle route safety review Inner Melbourne. Wendy Taylor. August 30, 2013

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1 Motorcycle route safety review Inner Melbourne Wendy Taylor August 30, 2013

2 Acknowledgements Local Government Colin Bates (Yarra), Sam Donato (Melbourne), Paul Smith (Port Phillip) Stefan Mitrik (City of Port Phillip) VicRoads Sharon Wishart (to 2007), Kerry McConnell (to 2008), Maria Falzone (to 2011), and Elizabeth Hovenden Senior Policy Officer GTA Consulting TrafficWorks Kate Kennedy Road Safety Action Group Inner Melbourne Janet Bolitho, Gordon Walker, Jane Waldock, Kerry Hylton, Neal Giles

3 Overview Acknowledgements Introduction Inner Melbourne Crash data The plan and the routes Audit and audit findings Recommendations, actions, implementation Reality check/results evaluation Conclusions

4 Road Safety Action Group Inner Melbourne Road Safety Action Group Inner Melbourne

5 The problem Jan 2000 to Dec casualty crashes - motorcycles Type No. % Vehicles same direction Vehicles opposing direction Off path on straight Vehicles adjacent direction Manoeuvring 23 9 Pedestrian 13 5 On path 6 2 Off path on curve 3 1 Overtaking 2.7 Passenger and miscellaneous 1.4

6 Routes to review Elizabeth Street (Bourke St to Victoria St) Queensberry Street (Swanston St to Curzon St) Victoria Street / Victoria Parade (Peel St to Hoddle St) Swan St (Hoddle St to Burnley St) Johnston / Elgin Street (Yarra River to Swanston St) Wellington Street (Victoria Pde to Johnston St) Hoddle Street / Punt Road (Dandenong Rd to Eastern Fwy) St Kilda Road / Brighton Road (Commercial Rd to Glen Huntly Rd) Montague Street (West Gate Fwy to Normanby Rd, southbound) Dandenong Road (Westbury St to Upton Rd, westbound)

7 Audit logistics and findings In 2006, experienced rider, on a motorbike, and engineer undertook the audits Each lane ridden separately Photos and videos of the routes Audits were conducted on weekdays between 10am and 2pm Comparison of crash data Findings included: No lane delineation, faded line marking Poor / uneven pavement Crack sealing along centre of lanes Merging lanes with insufficient warning Sunken and slippery pit lids in lanes Oil build up on road surfaces on the approach to signalised intersections

8 Audit findings Victoria and Peel Streets looking west. Victoria Market is on the left

9 Audit findings Victoria Street, looking east, with Victoria Market on the right side

10 Audit recommendations Recommendations included: Right turn against crashes - fully controlling right turns at signalised intersections - closing median openings Pit lids position, type, maintenance cooperation with other authorities Oil cleaning protocols and resheeting Rider visibility education for riders and drivers

11 Actions Local government engineers tabled audits report with VicRoads Following the audits, project bids were developed by VicRoads for road safety improvements Safety improvement works were completed along the routes between (varied along the routes) Desktop and onsite audit review (2011) check works progress/completion Motorcycle crash statistics have been compared along the routes for pre & post implementation of the safety improvements (using data from 1 January 2006 onwards for consistent comparison of serious injury crashes, for which the definition and recording changed on 1 Jan 2006)

12 Comparison of Pre & Post implementation crash data

13 Comparison of Pre & Post implementation crash data (cont.)

14 Comparison of Pre & Post implementation crash data Route 3 Victoria Street (1)

15 Comparison of Pre & Post implementation crash data Route 3 Victoria Street (2)

16 Comparison of Pre & Post implementation crash data Route 8 St Kilda Road (1)

17 Summary of crash changes by DCA TEN ROUTES Pre Implementation % of Post Implementation % of DCA No. DCA Description Fatal Serious serious Fatal Serious serious 100 Ped near side. Ped hit by vehicle from the right Far side. Ped hit by vehicle from the left Veh strikes ped on footpath, median, traffic island Cross traffic (intersections only) Right near (intersections only) Right through Rear end (vehicles in same lane) Vehicle entering intersection Lane side swipe (vehicles in parallel lanes) Lane change right (not overtaking) Lane change left (not overtaking) Right turn sideswipe Left turn sideswipe Other same direction manouevres U turn Leaving parking Reversing in stream of traffic Vehicle strikes another veh while emerging from 147 driveway Vehicle off footpath strikes veh on carriageway Vehicle strikes door of parked / stationary vehicle Off carriageway to left kerb (roadside) Left off carriageway into object / parked vehicle Right off carriageway into object / parked vehicle Out of control on carriageway (on straight) Other accidents off straight Off right bend into object / parked vehicle Out of control on carriageway (on bend) Fell in / from vehicle TOTAL

18 Comparison of Pre & Post implementation crash data On the 10 routes: No. years of crash data pre and post implementation varies by route, but overall 60% of the years of data account for the pre implementation period (i.e. not an equal comparison of time pre and post implementation) Overall reduction from 73 pre implementation crashes to 29 post implementation crashes Reduction in DCA 121 (right through): 15 pre implementation crashes compared to 3 post implementation crashes (fully controlled right turns at signalised intersections) Reduction in DCA 130 (rear end): 11 pre implementation crashes compared to 2 post implementation crashes (improved surface conditions and skid resistance?) No change in DCA 174 (out of control on carriageway, straight): 11 pre implementation crashes compared to 10 post implementation crashes

19 Making roads motorcycle friendly

20 Communication

21 Contact Road Safety Action Group Inner Melbourne Wendy Taylor Shareandbeaware.org.au