California Vehicle Code

§ 27454

VEH § 27454 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 12 · Ch. 5 · Art. 4

Statute text

A tire on a vehicle upon a highway shall not have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, bead, or any other protuberance of metal or wood that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire. This section does not apply to any of the following:

(a)Tire traction devices of reasonable size used to prevent skidding when upon wet surfaces or when upon snow or ice.

(b)Pneumatic tires that have embedded therein wire not to exceed 0.075 of an inch in diameter and that are constructed so that under no conditions will the percentage of metal in contact with the roadway exceed 5 percent of the total tire area in contact with the roadway, except that during the first 1,000 miles of use or operation of the tire, the metal in contact with the roadway may exceed 5 percent of the tire area in contact with the roadway, but shall in no event exceed 20 percent of the area.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 220, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.