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(A) No tire used on any vehicle upon any county road shall have, on its periphery, any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, bead or any other protuberance of metal or wood which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire.
(B) This section shall not prohibit the use of tire chains of reasonable size to prevent skidding upon wet surfaces, or when upon snow or ice, nor to pneumatic tires which may have embedded therein wire not to exceed .075-inch in diameter and which are so constructed that under no conditions will the percentage of metal in contact with the roadway exceed 5% of the total tire area in contact with the roadway; and the restrictions of this section shall not apply to vehicles operating upon unimproved roadways or to traction engines or tractors when operating under conditions of a permit first obtained from the county’s Road Commissioner.
(1966 Code, § 9-6) (Ord. 184, § 1)
(A) Any person who drives any vehicle in any public park or playground within the county in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five days, nor more than 90, days or by fine of not less $25, nor more than $250, or by both the fine and imprisonment, except as provided below.
(B) Whenever reckless driving of a vehicle proximately causes bodily injury to any person, the person driving the vehicle shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days, nor more than six months, or by fine of not less than $100, nor more than $500, or by both.
(1966 Code, § 9-7) (Ord. 261, §§ 1, 2)
(A) No person shall engage in any unauthorized motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed in any public park or playground within the county and no person shall aid or abet in any unauthorized vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed in any public park or playground within the county.
(B) Any person who violates this section shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by fine of not more than $250 or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(1966 Code, § 9-8) (Ord. 261, § 3)