VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS

HRM: August 2019

DISCLAIMER: All figures presented in this report reflect the information held on HRP systems at the time of data extraction andare subject to change without notice.

Summary• 141 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions were reported in January- August 2019,

in Halifax Regional Municipality.• Of these collisions, 41 involved a bicycle/scooter/skateboard.• The remaining 100 incidents were strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions, with 104

pedestrian victims.

• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM: 100• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN VICTIMS IN HRM: 104• TOTAL PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES IN HRM: 3

• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM IN AUGUST 2019: 6

Note: - This report presents strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions and excludes those incidents involving bicycles. - Scooters/skateboards are recorded under bicycles for purposes of this report.- Several months in 2019 involved incidents with two pedestrian victims.

2019

Month # Incidents

January 19

February 24

March 13

April 11

May 11

June 7

July 9

August 6

September

October

November

December

TOTAL YTD 100

SnapshotJanuary-August 2019

Type* # SOTs

Driver 32

Pedestrian 6

Pending / SUI -

No SOT 63

TOTAL 102

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

• SOTs do not match # of incidents due to incidents with multiple pedestrians

TrendsVehicle/pedestrian collisions saw a decrease in August 2019 over the previous month. It should be noted, however, that incidents decreased by 6 when compared to August of 2018.

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions (January 2018 - August 2019)

TrendsWhen comparing incidents in August 2016 - 2019, noted incidents have decreased by 50% in 2019 compared to the previous 3 years.

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions August 2016-2019

January-August (2018/2019)

DIVISION/DISTRICT 2018 2019 Change

Central 50 46

East 32 24

West 16 21 ↑

HRP 98 91

Cole Harbour 7 5

Sackville 4 2

Musquodoboit Hbr. 1 1 -

North Central - - -

Sheet Harbour - 1 ↑

Tantallon 2 -

RCMP 14 9

HRM TOTAL 112 100

Divisions & DistrictsHRPWhen comparing January- August 2019 to the same time period in 2018, an increase was noted in the number of reported occurrences in West Division while Central and East Divisions reported a decrease.

RCMP Halifax District

The number of incidents in January- August has decreased compared to 2018. In 2018 there were 12 incidents, and so far this year there have been 9 incidents reported.

HRMThere have been 12 less collisions reported in 2019 compared to the same time period in 2018.

HRP AreaLEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

5 incidents

Central DivisionLEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

4 incidents

5 incidents

LEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

3 incidents

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5 incidents

East Division

West DivisionLEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

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4 incidents

5 incidents

Sackville

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January-August (2018/2019)

COLLISION TYPE 2018 2019

Crosswalks 62 (62%) 59 (60%)

Collision TypesA higher percentage of vehicle/pedestrian collisions took place in crosswalks in 2018 when compared to 2019.

So far in 2019, almost half of incidents (47.5%), involved vehicles driving straight.

January-August 2019

Turn Direction # %

Left 23 24%

Right 17 17.5%

Straight 46 47.5%

Other (eg. Backing up)

11 11%

TOTAL 97 100%

Table excludes unknown cases (n=3)

January-August 2019

INJURY TYPE (PEDESTRIANS)

# %

No Injury 34 34%

Minor 39 37%

Moderate 21 19%

Major 5 5%

Fatality 3 3%

Unknown 2 2%

TOTAL 104 100%

Injuries

73 or 71% of the 104 pedestrian victims experienced either no injury or minor injury in January-August of 2019.

There has been 3 pedestrian fatalities thus far in HRM in 2019.

No driver injuries were reported due to collision with pedestrian.

Pedestrian CharacteristicsSo far in 2019, there have been 53 Male, and 51 Female Victims (pedestrians).

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2019Age Range of Pedestrian

Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions (January-August 2019)

Female Male

Driver CharacteristicsMales accounted for 45 or 61% of drivers involved in vehicle pedestrian collisions in 2019.

*Above chart / figures excludes 26 cases where driver sex and/or age is unknown

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Age Range of Driver

Age Range of Drivers(January-August 2019)

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Peak Collision TimesIn January-August 2019, peak time for collisions was 3pm, while peak days for collisions was Tuesday.

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Peak Collision Times (January-August 2019)

Weather & Lighting Conditions64 or 74% of the reported motor vehicle pedestrian collisions in January-August 2019 occurred during clear and/or sunny weather conditions.

There were 17 collisions which took place during overcast or rain and/or foggy conditions.

65 or 75% of the reported collisions took place during daylight.

54 or 62% of the reported collisions took place during daylight with clear and/or sunny weather conditions.

Note: excludes 13 cases where weather conditions are unknown

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Weather and Lighting Conditions (Jan-Aug 2019)

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