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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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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
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Female
Vehicle / Pedestrian Collisions
January - August 2014
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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Time of Day
January - August 2014
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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
conditions. 0
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Weather & Lighting Conditions
January - August 2014