Stories : Victoria
Drive You Crazy - tips on driving
Driving in central Melbourne can take a bit of getting used to. There’s a thing called the ‘hook turn’, where you have to pull over to the left before turning right, you can only overtake trams on the left (overtaking on the right will see commuters scatter like pigeons) and cars have to stop when the tram stops to let off passengers if there is no central pedestrian island. It’s not as daunting as it sounds and the blast of a horn if you make a mistake is more likely to be a jeer about being a non-local than road rage.
A quick tip – there’s no such thing as a ‘free’way. Technology has allowed tollways to exist without tollbooths. To use these you either pre-purchase tickets or buy them within 24 hours of using the tollways. Don’t think, like me, that you’re just lucky to have taken an exit before having to confront the tollbooth!