Re: [TramsDownUnder] Happy New Year from Hookturnistan

Hook turns are actually in the Australian Road Rules and apply nationally. It's just that most jurisdictions choose not to use them (probably due to formerly not having trams!), so interstate drivers are not taught to use them in the absence of examples. I think the only other jurisdiction that uses them currently is SA.

Then again, 90% of drivers nationally don't know how to use roundabouts despite there being plenty of examples, so hook turns pale into insignificance by comparison!

Tony P.

On Sunday, 5 January 2025 at 01:42:32 UTC+11 Mick Duncan wrote:

Gday  Richard

Thanks for the R10 vid,no one ever does this stuff

In another life, I would have loved to be a R10 crew member

Cheers,    Mick

On 3/01/2025 3:54 pm, 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder wrote:
> In preparing today's new video, I was surprised to see that in William St the advance right hand lane arrow goes straight ahead, while the left lane arrow points both left and right.
>
> While logical if you know what Hook turns are, it must be more than baffling for visitors driving down this street. I suppose those lane markings are used elsewhere but I never noticed before. You will clearly see these towards the end of the video.
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> Driver's View Tram 67a St Kilda Rd to Dudley St Siding with shunting scenes
> https://youtu.be/vhN2afF_Qpc
>
>
> Richard
>
>> On 3 Jan 2025, at 2:39 pm, Mal Rowe <mal....@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> ABC presenter Sammy J coined an alternative name for Melbourne: Hooksturnistan.
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>> If you missed it you can catch up at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGA8oeLuHq0
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>> The attached pic illustrates the rule that keeps right turning cars out of the way in the city grid, and beyond.
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>> Advisory signs are visible at the left and a rule observing motorist pulls into the turn lane at right.
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>> Mal Rowe in Hookturnistan
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