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West Coast Vs St Kilda Game.

Nice pics!

How come some bikes have codes and others don't?

haro_chik wrote:How come some bikes have codes and others don't?

What do you mean by "codes"

auntys_eyes wrote:

haro_chik wrote:How come some bikes have codes and others don't?

What do you mean by "codes"

I'm guessing the vehicle callsign (eg TE 705)

G

gkoutlis wrote:I'm guessing the vehicle callsign (eg TE 705)

That's why i asked G. None of the bikes in the pictures above have a call sign visible on them, yet all Police vehicles have a call sign. The question is a little unclear, so if haro_chik can clarify what they mean by "codes", then an answer might be easier to provide

Sorry, I meant callsigns. Is it only TEG motorbikes that have a visible callsign? Central and station cars don't?

I think only TEG have motorbikes now? There was a large slash in bike numbers earlier/last year so there are not many around anyway.

yorky wrote:I think only TEG have motorbikes now? There was a large slash in bike numbers earlier/last year so there are not many around anyway.

I saw.. must have been 8 bikes on the freeway a few weeks ago pulling cars over near the Farmer Freeway exit onto the Mitchell. I did think they were slashed to less than this though..

I read somewhere that they were thinking about getting 40 back again. Might have been in The West last week

haro_chik wrote:Sorry, I meant callsigns. Is it only TEG motorbikes that have a visible callsign? Central and station cars don't?

Prior to the cull, TEG bikes had callsigns written on them but District traffic bikes did not. Not sure what the arrangement is now but i believe, like Yorky, that all the remaining bikes belong to TEG. It would appear they no longer have the callsign written on them afaik.

All Police vehicles have a callsign and almost all marked cars will have their callsign printed on them, usually in 4 places, visible from left, right, rear and above (air).