For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Metal Tire. Every tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material.
Pneumatic Tire. Every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load.
Solid Tire. Every tire of rubber or other resilient material that does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load.
(Sec. 15-2.23, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 2, § 15-2.24)