VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONSHRM: June 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• 107 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions were reported in January- June 2019, in

Halifax Regional Municipality.• Of these collisions, 22 involved a bicycle/scooter/skateboard.• The remaining 85 incidents were strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions, with 88

pedestrian victims.

• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM: 85• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN VICTIMS IN HRM: 88• TOTAL PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES IN HRM: 1

• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM IN JUNE 2019: 7

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

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December

TOTAL YTD 85

SnapshotJanuary-June 2019

Type* # SOTs

Driver 25

Pedestrian 7

Pending / SUI -

No SOT 54

TOTAL 86

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

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

TrendsVehicle/pedestrian collisions saw a slight decrease in June 2019 over the previous month. Incidents this month decreased by 3 incidents when compared to June of 2018.

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions (January 2018 -June 2019)

TrendsWhen comparing incidents in June 2016 - 2019, noted incidents have decreased compared to 2018. After an increase in 2017, the number of incidents for June has displayed a consistent downward trend.

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions June 2016-2019

January-June (2018/2019)

DIVISION/DISTRICT 2018 2019 Change

Central 41 40 ↑

East 25 20

West 11 19 ↑

HRP 77 79 ↑

Cole Harbour 7 4

Sackville 3 2

Musquodoboit Hbr. - - -

North Central - - -

Sheet Harbour - - -

Tantallon 2 -

RCMP 12 6

HRM TOTAL 89 85

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

RCMP Halifax District

The number of incidents in January- June has decreased compared to 2018. In 2018 there were 12 incidents, and so far this year there have been 6 incidents reported.

HRMThere have been 4 less collisions reported in 2019 compared to the same time period in 2018.

HRP AreaLEGEND

1 incident

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Central DivisionLEGEND

1 incident

2 incidents

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1 incident

2 incidents

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5 incidents

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West DivisionLEGEND

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January-June (2018/2019)

COLLISION TYPE 2018 2019

Crosswalks 55 (61.79%) 53 (62.35%)

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

So far in 2019, almost half of incidents (46%), involved vehicles not turning.

January-June 2019

Turn Direction # %

Left 21 26%

Right 16 19.5%

No Turn 38 46%

Other (eg. Backing up)

7 8.5%

TOTAL 82 100%

Table excludes unknown cases (n=3)

January-June 2019

INJURY TYPE (PEDESTRIANS)

# %

No Injury 29 33%

Minor 31 35%

Moderate 20 23%

Major 5 6%

Fatality 1 1%

Unknown 2 2%

TOTAL 88 100%

Injuries

60 or 68% of the 88 pedestrian victims experienced either no injury or minor injury in January-June of 2019.

There has been one pedestrian fatality thus far in HRM in 2019.

No driver injuries were reported due to collision with pedestrian.

Pedestrian CharacteristicsSo far in 2019, there have been 46 Male, and 42 Female Victims (pedestrians).

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions (January-June 2019)

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Driver CharacteristicsMales accounted for 36 or 59% of drivers involved in vehicle pedestrian collisions in 2019.

*Above chart / figures excludes 24 cases where driver sex and/or age is unknown

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Age Range of Drivers(January-June 2019)

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

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Weather & Lighting Conditions52 or 71% of the reported motor vehicle pedestrian collisions in January-June 2019 occurred during clear and/or sunny weather conditions.

There were 15 collisions which took place during overcast or rain and/or foggy conditions.

52 or 71% of the reported collisions took place during daylight.

43 or 59% of the reported collisions took place during daylight with clear and/or sunny weather conditions.

Note: excludes 12 cases where weather conditions are unknown

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Weather and Lighting Conditions (Jan-June 2019)

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