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Detailed VIC Traffic Safety Data
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Detailed road crash data focusing on incidents that occurred in Victoria, Australia, spanning the period from 2012 through to 2023. The records include essential details such as accident identification numbers, precise date and time of the incident, the nature of the crash (including descriptive codes), road environment factors (such as geometry and light conditions), the designated speed zone, crash severity, and the responsible road management authority. This resource is vital for establishing patterns and underlying causes of road incidents, thereby informing decisions related to traffic safety improvements, public health strategies, urban development planning, and regulatory policy formation.
Columns
This collection features 15 columns detailing various aspects of each incident:
- ACCIDENT_NO: The unique identifier assigned to each crash event.
- ACCIDENT_DATE: The calendar date when the incident took place.
- ACCIDENT_TIME: The time of the day the incident occurred.
- ACCIDENT_TYPE: A numeric code classifying the general type of accident.
- ACCIDENT_TYPE_DESC: A written description of the accident type, noting that the majority (66%) involve collision with another vehicle.
- DAY_OF_WEEK: A numeric representation of the day of the week.
- DAY_WEEK_DESC: The name of the day, with Friday being the most frequent day for incidents (16%).
- DCA_CODE: A numeric code for the crash type based on the DCA system.
- DCA_DESC: A textual explanation of the DCA code, frequently describing rear-end incidents (18%).
- LIGHT_CONDITION: A numeric code indicating the ambient lighting conditions at the time of the crash.
- NODE_ID: An identifier related to the location node of the crash.
- ROAD_GEOMETRY_DESC: A description of the road configuration, with over half (51%) of incidents occurring "Not at intersection."
- SEVERITY: A code indicating the severity level of the crash.
- SPEED_ZONE: The speed limit zone in which the accident occurred, ranging from 30 up to 100.
- RMA: The Road Management Authority responsible for the road segment, most commonly "Arterial Other" (38%).
Distribution
The data is typically structured for accessibility, often provided in a format such as CSV, titled Vic_Road_Crash_Data.csv, and weighs approximately 23.45 MB. The collection contains 15 columns and documents 152,445 individual unique accident records. All records maintain 100% data validity across the listed key columns.
Usage
This data is ideally suited for academic research and practical governmental applications. Specific use cases include traffic safety analysis to pinpoint high-risk zones, public health research to quantify injury impact, urban planning for infrastructure design modifications, and policy-making to formulate and evaluate effective road safety measures aimed at improving overall road safety and reducing crash frequency.
Coverage
The geographical focus is exclusively on the state of Victoria, Australia. The temporal range covers incidents recorded between 2012 and 2023. There are no explicit demographic segments noted as the data centres on the crash event itself rather than individual persons involved.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Intended users include government policymakers looking to assess infrastructure spending, traffic engineers needing to analyse road geometry risk factors, data analysts performing risk modelling related to speed or light conditions, and public health officials studying patterns of traffic-related injuries and fatalities across the state.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Victorian Road Incident Records (2012-2023)
- Australia Road Crash Statistics for Victoria
- Detailed VIC Traffic Safety Data
- Victorian Accident and Road Environment Log
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Original Data Source: Detailed VIC Traffic Safety Data
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