(A) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle moved on any highway shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.
(B) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any clock, stud, flange, cleat or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that:
(1) This prohibition shall not apply to pneumatic tires with metal or metal-type studs not exceeding five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter inclusive of the stud-casing with an average protrusion beyond the tread surface of not more than seven sixty-fourths of an inch between October 1 and April 15; provided that, school buses, mail carrier vehicles and emergency vehicles shall be permitted to use metal or metal-type studs between April 15 and October 1;
(2) It shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway; and
(3) It shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other condition tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid.
(Prior Code, § 5-411) Penalty, see § 10.99