VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN

COLLISIONS
RCMP 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.
Summary
8 vehicle/pedestrian collisions were reported in the J anuary - August 2014
period in the RCMP Halifax District coverage area.


Note: This report presents strictly vehicle/pedestrian collisions and excludes those incidents involving
bicycles.
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)
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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January 2013 - August 2014

Trends
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Vehicle/Pedestrian Collisions
January - August
2013
2014
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 reported vehicle/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 to
three over the same period in 2013.

Sackville
Tantallon
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 eight
months of 2014 compared to
one compared to the same
period in 2013.

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.



Pedestrian Characteristics
63% of all of the pedestrian victims were in the 10 - 30 years age range.
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Vehicle / Pedestrian Collisions
January - August 2014
Pedestrian Age Brackets

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

This is in contrast to the proportion of males of approximate driving age in HRM, which is nearly
48% according to the HRM 2011 census.

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Vehicle / Pedestrian Collisions
January - August 2014
Driver Age Brackets

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 place
during daylight with clear weather
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Weather & Lighting Conditions
January - August 2014