The Andy Griffith Show - Barney's Sidecar

[sirhrmechanic]

Before your time and the need for municipal greed with out computers! It was to time how long you were parked there. Harley even helped them further by selling the chalk. Bob L

Not only the chalk, but sticks that could hold the chalk... letting officers chalk tires from the seats... of their Harley Servicars!

Cheers,

Sirhr

[Robert Luland]

Stink-en flatfoots!

[Rubone]

Why did the police mark the tires with chalk?

As Bob said, to time parking. If the tires were all chalked in the same spot, when the officer returned an hour later, those vehicles with the chalk line in the same place were in violation. Tires were generally only chalked in areas where a time limit on free parking existed. Such as 1/2 hour, 1 hour, 2 hour, etc.

[t-jacobs]

I was at the Harley museum and saw a servicar with the stick and chalk on clips on the box behind the seat. I kind of figured that was the reason.

Thanks