Rhode Island § 31-23-20 § 31-23-20. Protuberances on tires.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-23-20 — § 31-23-20. Protuberances on tires.

Rhode Island·Title 31 Motor and Other vehicles·Ch. 31-23 Equipment and Accessories Generally

§ 31-23-20. Protuberances on tires.
No tires on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, flange,
            cleat, or pointed spike or other protuberance of any material other than rubber which
            projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire except that:
         
(1) It shall be permissible to use tires with flat-headed studs projecting one-sixteenth
            inch (1/16") or less beyond the tread of the traction surface from the fifteenth day
            of November to the first day of April;
         
(2) It shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances whi

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§ 31-23-20. Protuberances on tires.

No tires on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, flange, cleat, or pointed spike or other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire except that:

(1) It shall be permissible to use tires with flat-headed studs projecting one-sixteenth inch (1/16") or less beyond the tread of the traction surface from the fifteenth day of November to the first day of April;

(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 conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.

(4) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-20; P.L. 1965, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.