Motorcycle Hook Turns and Parking Rules in Victoria

Hook turns

A hook turn is a special way of turning right where the signs tell you to use one. The handbook says bikes follow the same procedure as cars, with no special motorcycle version. It leaves the full description to Road to Solo Driving, which our car-driver page summarises: U-turns and hook turns.

• Only make a hook turn where it is indicated.
• Make it exactly as a car would.

Parking your bike on the footpath

Victoria lets you park a motorcycle, scooter or similar bike on the footpath unless a sign says you cannot. A trike is not included in this allowance. The condition is that you must not obstruct:

• pedestrians
• delivery vehicles
• public transport users
• parked cars

Where not to park

• On or near service access points, such as pit covers and post boxes.
• Too close to the building line, because that can block the way for vision-impaired pedestrians.

Always check the signs first, since they can override the general rule. For general parking rules, including signs and no-parking areas, see parking rules in Victoria. If you want more on riding position near parked cars, see survival space, and for other law summaries start with the licence steps.

Based on The Victorian Rider Handbook (2023, Department of Transport and Planning) and the VicRoads motorcycle pages. This guide covers Victoria: other states and territories have different rules, and rules change from time to time, so check vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest.