VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS

HRM: January – March 2015

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.

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Summary

• 53 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions were reported in January-March 2015 in Halifax Regional Municipality.

• Of these collisions, 3 involved bicycles.

• The remaining 50 incidents were strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions, with 50 pedestrian victims.

• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM: 50

• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN VICTIMS IN HRM: 50

• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM IN MARCH 2015: 12

Note: This report presents strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions and excludes those incidents involving bicycles.

2015

Month # Incidents

January 24

February 14

March 12

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December

TOTAL YTD 50

Snapshot

January - March 2015

Type* # SOTs

Driver 16

Pedestrian 0

Pending / SUI 0

No SOT 34

TOTAL 50

* Excludes SOTs unrelated to collision (e.g., no insurance)

Trends

The number of vehicle/pedestrian collisions has been declining since January 2015 after a substantial increase in November and December 2014. There were 22 fewer incidents in March 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions January 2014 - March 2015

Trends

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions 2012-2015

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January-March

DIVISION/DISTRICT 2014 2015 Change

Central 26 17

East 17 17

West 24 10

HRP 67 44 34.3%

Cole Harbour 1 0

Sackville 3 5 ↑

Musquodoboit Hbr. 0 0

North Central 0 0

Sheet Harbour 0 0

Tantallon 1 1

RCMP 5 6 ↑

HRM TOTAL 72 50 30.6%

Divisions & Districts

HRP

Central and West Divisions saw a reduction in the number of reported collisions in January-March 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. The number of collisions in East Division remained steady throughout this period.

RCMP Halifax District

RCMP Halifax District had one more collision in January-March 2015 compared to the previous year.

HRM

In HRM there was a 30.6% decrease in the number of reported incidents in January-March 2015 compared to January-March 2014.

HRP Area

LEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

LEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

Central Division

East Division LEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

Four incidents occurred in the parking lot at 118 Wyse Rd (3 in March)

West Division LEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

Sackville LEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

Tantallon LEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

January-March

COLLISION TYPE 2014 2015

Crosswalks 48 (67%) 24 (48%)

Collision Types

A smaller proportion of vehicle/pedestrian collisions took place in crosswalks in January-March 2015 compared to the previous year.

The majority of incidents (66%) in January-March 2015 did not involve cars turning at an intersection.

January-March 2015

Turn Direction # %

Left 11 22.0%

Right 4 8.0%

No Turn 33 66.0%

Unknown 2 0.04%

TOTAL 50

% rates exclude unknown cases

January-March 2015

INJURY TYPE

(PEDESTRIANS) # %

No Injury 16 32.0%

Minor 24 48.0%

Moderate 8 16.0%

Serious 0 0.0%

Fatality 2 4.0%

Unknown 0 0.0%

TOTAL 50

Injuries

80% of the 50 pedestrian victims experienced either no injury or minor injury in the reported incidents in January-March 2015.

HRM has had two fatalities so far this year.

No driver injuries were reported.

Pedestrian Characteristics • 64% of victims were female.

• 25% of female victims were in the 10-20 years age range.

• 29% of male victims were in the 51-60 years age range.

* Above chart and figures exclude 1 case where victim age unknown

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions January-March 2015

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Driver Characteristics Over one third (34.5%) of drivers were in the 31-40 years age range.

Males accounted for 72% 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.

* Above figures/chart excludes 11 cases where driver sex and/or age unknown

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions January-March 2015

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Peak Collision Times

In January-March 2015 the 11am-12pm timeframe saw the highest number of collisions, followed by the 1-2pm and 6-7pm timeframes.

Mondays and Thursdays were peak days for vehicle/pedestrian collisions.

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Weather & Lighting Conditions

68% of the reported collisions in January-March 2015 occurred during clear and/or sunny weather conditions.

Just over 17% took place during winter conditions.

70% of the collisions took place during daylight.

50% of the collisions took place during daylight with clear and/or sunny weather conditions.

Note: excludes 16 cases where weather conditions unknown.

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Weather & Lighting Conditions January-March 2015

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