Info item No. 1 Crosswalk Safety Advisory Committee March 31, 2016 VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS HRM: January December 20 DISCLAIMER: All figures presented in this report reflect the information held on HRP systems at the time of data extraction and are subject to change without notice.
Summary 284 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions were reported in January-December 20 in Halifax Regional Municipality. Of these collisions, 76 involved bicycles. The remaining 208 incidents were strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions, with 217 pedestrian victims. TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM: 208 TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN VICTIMS IN HRM: 217 TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM IN DECEMBER 20: 32 Note: This report presents strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions and excludes those incidents involving bicycles.
Snapshot 20 January December 20 Month # Incidents Type* # SOTs January 24 February 14 March 12 April May 7 June July 6 August Driver 81 Pedestrian 6 Pending / SUI 0 No SOT 121 TOTAL 208 * Excludes SOTs unrelated to collision (e.g., no insurance) September 22 October 24 November 22 December 32 TOTAL YTD 208
Trends Vehicle/pedestrian collisions have increased by 10 incidents since November; in addition, there were 54 fewer incidents in January-December 20 compared to the same period in 2014. 35 Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions January-December 20 30 32 25 20 24 22 24 22 10 14 12 5 7 6 0 January February March April May June July August September October November December
Trends 45 Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions 2012-20 40 35 30 32 25 20 24 22 24 22 2012 2013 2014 20 10 14 12 5 7 6 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Divisions & Districts HRP Central, East and West Divisions saw a reduction in the number of reported collisions in January-December 20 compared to the same period in 2014. RCMP Halifax District RCMP Halifax District had 10 more collisions in January-December 20 compared to the previous year. HRM In HRM there was a 20.61% decrease in the number of reported incidents in January- December 20 compared to January- December 2014. January-December DIVISION/DISTRICT 2014 20 Change Central 102 81 East 64 50 West 72 43 HRP 238 174 26.89% Cole Harbour 6 5 Sackville 24 Musquodoboit Hbr. 0 2 North Central 0 0 Sheet Harbour 0 0 Tantallon 3 3 RCMP 24 34 41.67% HRM TOTAL 262 208 20.61%
HRP Area LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
Central Division LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
East Division LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
West Division LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
Cole Harbour LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
Sackville LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
Musquodoboit Harbour LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
Tantallon LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
Collision Types A smaller proportion of vehicle/pedestrian collisions took place in crosswalks in January- December 20 compared to the previous year. January-December COLLISION TYPE 2014 20 Crosswalks 6 (59.54%) 122 (58.65%) The majority of incidents (56.93%) in January- December 20 did not involve cars turning at an intersection. January-December 20 Turn Direction # % Left 66 32.67% Right 21 10.40% No Turn 1 56.93% Unknown 6 TOTAL 208 % rates exclude unknown cases
Injuries 79.26% of the 217 pedestrian victims experienced either no injury or minor injury in the reported incidents in January- December 20. HRM has had five pedestrian fatalities so far this year. No driver injuries were reported. INJURY TYPE (PEDESTRIANS) January-December 20 # % No Injury 58 26.73% Minor 114 52.53% Moderate 28 12.90% Severe 2 0.92% Fatality 5 2.30% Unknown 10 4.61% TOTAL 217
Pedestrian Characteristics 51.61% of victims were female. 25.5% of female victims were in the 21-30 years age range. 22.4% of male victims were in the 21-30 years age range. 30 28 Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions - Victims January-December 20 Male Female 25 21 25 22 20 10 13 14 12 16 10 11 11 5 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 Under 10 10-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 Over 80 * Above chart and figures exclude 9 cases where victim age is unknown
Driver Characteristics 45.07% of drivers were in the 41-50 year age ranges. Males accounted for 65.3% of drivers involved in the reported vehicle/pedestrian collisions. This is in contrast to the proportion of males of approximate driving age in HRM, which is nearly 48% according to the HRM 2011 census. 25 20 10 5 0 8 6 13 11 21 21 8 Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions - Drivers January-December 20 11 16-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 Over 80 16 8 13 12 Male 5 Female 2 1 * Above figures/chart excludes 37 cases where driver sex and/or age is unknown
Peak Collision Times In January-December 20 the 7pm-8pm timeframe saw the highest number of reported collisions. Thursdays were peak days for vehicle/pedestrian collisions. Time of Day January-December 20 Day of Week January-December 20 25 50 47 45 20 40 10 35 30 25 20 34 28 32 23 27 17 5 10 5 0 12am 2am 4am 6am 8am 10am12pm 2pm 4pm 6pm 8pm 10pm 0
Weather & Lighting Conditions 63.6% of the reported collisions in January-December 20 occurred during clear and/or sunny weather conditions. 70 71 Weather & Lighting Conditions January-December 20 5.2% took place during winter conditions. 60 64% of the collisions took place during daylight. 50 40 Clear/Sunny Overcast Rain/Fog 46.1% of the collisions took place during daylight with clear and/or sunny weather conditions. 30 20 27 Unknown Winter Note: excludes 54 cases where weather conditions are unknown. 10 0 Daylight Dark