VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS
HRM: November 2019
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
• 212 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions were reported in January- November 2019, in Halifax Regional Municipality.
• Of these collisions, 69 involved a bicycle/scooter/skateboard.
• The remaining 143 incidents were strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions, with 150 pedestrian victims.
• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM: 143
• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN VICTIMS IN HRM: 150
• TOTAL PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES IN HRM: 4
• TOTAL VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS IN HRM IN NOVEMBER 2019: 20
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 more than one pedestrian victim.
2019
Month # Incidents
January 19
February 24
March 13
April 11
May 11
June 7
July 9
August 6
September 6
October 17
November 20
December
TOTAL YTD 143
Snapshot
January-November 2019
Type* # SOTs
Driver 46
Pedestrian 10
Pending / SUI -
No SOT 88
TOTAL 144
• Excludes SOTs unrelated to collision (e.g., no insurance)
• SOTs do not match # of incidents due to incidents with multiple pedestrians
Trends
Vehicle/pedestrian collisions saw an increase in November 2019 over the previous month. It should be noted, however, that the number of incidents decreased by 12 when compared to November of 2018.
19 21
15 7
17
10 11 12
20 27
32 26
19 24
13 11 11
7 9
6 6
17 20
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November
2018 2019
Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions (January 2018 - November 2019)
Trends
When comparing incidents in November 2016 - 2019, noted incidents have decreased by 37.5%
in 2019 compared to the previous year.
25 24
32
20
2016 2017 2018 2019
Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions November 2016-2019
January-November (2018/2019)
DIVISION/DISTRICT 2018 2019 Change
Central 82 62
East 48 37
West 33 28
HRP 163 127
Cole Harbour 10 5
Sackville 11 9
Musquodoboit Hbr. 2 1
North Central - - -
Sheet Harbour - 1 ↑
Tantallon 5 -
RCMP 28 16
HRM TOTAL 191 143
Divisions & Districts
HRP
When comparing January- November 2019 to the same time period in 2018, decreases were observed in all three Divisions.
RCMP Halifax District
The number of incidents in January-
November has decreased compared to 2018.
In 2018 there were 28 incidents, and so far this year there have been 16 incidents
reported.
HRM
There have been 48 less collisions or a 25%
decrease of reported incidents in 2019
compared to the same time period in 2018.
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
LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
East Division
West Division
LEGEND 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents 5 incidents
Sackville
Cole Harbour
Musquodoboit Harbour
Sheet Harbour
January-November (2018/2019)
COLLISION TYPE 2018 2019
Crosswalks 121 (64%) 87 (62%) Table excludes unknown cases (n=3)
Collision Types
A higher percentage of vehicle/pedestrian collisions took place in crosswalks in 2018 compared to 2019.
So far in 2019, almost half of incidents (49%), involved vehicles driving straight during collision.
January-November 2019
Turn Direction # %
Left 35 25%
Right 23 17%
Straight 67 49%
Other (eg. Backing
up) 13 9%
TOTAL 138 100%
Table excludes unknown cases (n=5)
January-November 2019
INJURY TYPE
(PEDESTRIANS) # %
No Injury 50 33%
Minor 53 35%
Moderate 34 23%
Major 7 5%
Fatality 4 3%
Unknown 2 1%
TOTAL 150 100%
Injuries
103 or 68% of the 150 pedestrian victims experienced either no injury or minor injury in January-November of 2019.
There has been 4 pedestrian fatalities thus far in HRM in 2019.
No driver injuries were reported due to collision with pedestrian.
Pedestrian Characteristics
So far in 2019, there have been 75 Male, and 75 Female Victims (pedestrians).
12
22
8 9
11
7
1 3 2
6
13 13
12 12
5 2 2 4
6
11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 Over 80 Under 10 Unknown
2019
Age Range of Pedestrian
Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions (January-November 2019)
Female Male
Driver Characteristics
Males accounted for 63 or 59% of drivers involved in vehicle pedestrian collisions in 2019.
*Above chart / figures excludes 37 cases where driver sex and/or age is unknown
5 5
9 8
3 4 1 1
2
15
4 5
20
5 1
11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 Over 80
2019
Age Range of Driver
Age Range of Drivers (January-November 2019)
Female Male
Peak Collision Times
In January-November 2019, peak time for collisions was 3pm, while peak day for collisions was Tuesday.
1 1 1 1
5
3 13
9 6 5
9
2 11
15 14
8 10
12
6 5 5
0 1 24 68 1012 1416
200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300
Time of Day
Peak Collision Times (January-November 2019)
12
15
30
26
20
27
13
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Day of the Week
Day of the Week (January-November 2019)
Weather & Lighting Conditions
88 or 70% of the reported motor vehicle pedestrian collisions in January-November 2019 occurred during clear and/or sunny weather conditions.
There were 30 collisions which took place during overcast or rain and/or foggy
conditions.
85 or 68% of the reported collisions took place during daylight.
71 or 57% of the reported collisions took place during daylight with clear and/or sunny weather conditions.
Note: excludes 18 cases where weather conditions are unknown
17
8 9
1
5 71
8 5
1 0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Clear/Sunny Overcast Rain Strong Wind Winter
Weather Conditions
Weather and Lighting Conditions (Jan-Nov 2019)
Darkness Daylight