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Pardon my banana bender question guys but what is a hook turn?

You make a right turn from the left lane so that you don't hold up trams.

Hope this helps ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_turn ;)

Its actually really smart :(

That is, if you have trams running down all the streets of the CBD like we do. Makes traffic flow very nicely in a confined space.

lol @ the fat pizza explaination, i forgot about that :wave:

First time driving in the city, never been taught one. No trams where I live.

Then make it a point to learn. You really shouldn't have a license in Victoria if you can't do something in the city which is reasonably essential to know. I'm sorry, but a hook turn is a very easy concept.

Then make it a point to learn. You really shouldn't have a license in Victoria if you can't do something in the city which is reasonably essential to know. I'm sorry, but a hook turn is a very easy concept.

Fact of the matter is I would've been more than understanding and deserving of being booked for that, rather than drag racing/speed trial.

I live on the NSW side and currently have my licence there... NSW dosen't have stupid BS road rules like VIC does.

I also live 550km from Melbourne CBD - I'd be willing to bet that there would be a fair few people around here who can't do a hook turn. I've done one successfully once (I think), but it and the whole tram lane thing in general is hard to get your head around when you're not exposed to it all the time and/or from a rural area (or moreso in my case come from another city where trams are non existent) where you never see anything of the sort.

I can understand if the OP was maybe 'hooking' it a bit lol, I know I was when I tried that particularly stupid technique, for fear of being stuck in the intersection or hit by an oncoming car!

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I know from personal experience cops word > your word. Even when the cops exaggerates ridiculously. The courts look after their own, even with a decent lawyer you'll have a rough fight on your hands.

ask a lawyer if you can get the contact details of the other drivers somehow.... if you all have the same story it would be a lot better

ask a lawyer if you can get the contact details of the other drivers somehow.... if you all have the same story it would be a lot better

I know both of the drivers in front, and 2 out of 3 had a passenger, so that may or may not help.

Called up asking for the CCTV footage today, the head of security in melbourne was not very helpful, smart ass at times - "we don't give out the footage to everyone" i said "I completely understand that mate" he replied "maybe you just want a picture of some cars drag racing in the city" so i said look mate I can just get them under freedom of information act and he goes "yeah takes 3 months for that to get processed....we delete CCTV after 28 days, so go for it"

After he got off his high horse, he said he'd have a look down exhibition, bourke and russell for me to see if there was anything but no promise as the cameras might not have been facing the road.

I know both of the drivers in front, and 2 out of 3 had a passenger, so that may or may not help.

Called up asking for the CCTV footage today, the head of security in melbourne was not very helpful, smart ass at times - "we don't give out the footage to everyone" i said "I completely understand that mate" he replied "maybe you just want a picture of some cars drag racing in the city" so i said look mate I can just get them under freedom of information act and he goes "yeah takes 3 months for that to get processed....we delete CCTV after 28 days, so go for it"

After he got off his high horse, he said he'd have a look down exhibition, bourke and russell for me to see if there was anything but no promise as the cameras might not have been facing the road.

If i was you i would hurry up and get a lawyer, things move a bit quicker when requests like that come from a lawyer.

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