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VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN

COLLISIONSRCMP Halifax District: January to August

2014

DISCLAIMER: All figures presented in this report reflect the information held on the Versadex system at the time of data

extraction and are subject to change without notice.


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Summary

8 vehicle/pedestrian collisions were reportedin the January - August 2014period in the RCMP Halifax District coverage area.

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

bicycles.


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January August 2014

Month # Incidents

January 0

February 3

March 1

April 0

May 0

June 1

July 2

August 1

TOTAL YTD 8

Snapshot

January August 2014

Type* # SOTs

Driver 3

Pedestrian 0

Pending - SUI 0

No SOT 5

TOTAL YTD 3

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

insurance)


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Trends

The number of reported vehicle/pedestrian collisions decreased by one or -11% in the past eight

months of 2014 when compared to January to August of 2013.

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions

January 2013 - August 2014


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Trends

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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions

January - August

2013

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January - August

District 2013 2014

Cole Harbour 1 0

Lower Sackville 3 7

Musquodoboit Hbr. 0 0

North Central 0 0

Sheet Harbour 0 0

Tantallon 5 1

TOTAL 9 8

Districts

Tantallon experienced a substantial

decrease in reportedvehicle/pedestrian

collisions in January August 2014

compared to January - August 2013, while

Lower Sackville had seven collisions in the

first eight months of 2014 compared tothree over the same period in 2013.


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Sackville


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Tantallon


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January - August

COLLISION TYPE 2013 2014

Crosswalks ( Marked or Unmarked ) 1 (11%) 4 (50%)

Parking Lots/Roadside 8 (89%) 4 (50%)

Collision Types

In the first eight months of 2014

four incidents of

vehicle/pedestrian collisions

reported occurred in Parking

Lots or Roadside compared to

the same period in 2013.

A total of four occurred in

crosswalks (marked or

unmarked) in the first eightmonths of 2014 compared to

one compared to the same

period in 2013.


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January August 2014

INJURY TYPE

(PEDESTRIANS)# %

No Injury 1 13%

Minor 6 75%

Moderate 0 0%

Serious 0 0%

Fatality 1 13%

TOTAL 8

Injuries

88% of the 8 pedestrian victims

experienced an injury, six were minor and

one a fatality in the reported incidents

between January and August 2014.

No drivers reported an injury.


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Pedestrian Characteristics

63% of all of the pedestrian victims were in the 10 - 30 years age range.

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10-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 Over 80 Unknown

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Female

Vehicle / Pedestrian Collisions

January - August 2014

Pedestrian Age Brackets


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Driver Characteristics

Males accounted for 63% of drivers involved in the reported vehicle/pedestrian collisionsduring the Jan-August 2014 period.

This is in contrast to the proportion of males of approximate driving age in HRM, which is nearly48% according to the HRM 2011 census.

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10-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 Over 80 Unknown

Male

Female

Vehicle / Pedestrian Collisions


Driver Age Brackets


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Peak Collision Times

Reported vehicle/pedestrian collisions peaked during the 3 4p.m. time period during January - August 2014,followed by the 7 8 a.m. time period.

Weekdays were the most common days for vehicle/pedestrian collisions, with the exception of Wednesdays.

This is in contrast to the 2013 trend, where Wednesday was the peak day for collisions.

Note: Due to the small numbers, these trends cannot be deemed statistically significant.

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Weather & Lighting Conditions

100% of the reported

vehicle/pedestrian collisions

throughout this time period

occurred during clear weather

conditions.

63% of the collisions took place

during daylight.

63% of the collisions took placeduring daylight with clear weather

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