Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 175.145 - Tires and wheels(a)Condition of tires and wheels. Tires and wheels shall be in safe operating condition as described in § 175.160 (relating to inspection procedure).(b)Tire standards. A motorcycle shall have tires that were manufactured in conformance with standards contained in Chapter 159 (relating to new pneumatic tires). See 75 Pa.C.S. § 4525 (relating to tire equipment and traction surfaces). Tires with equivalent metric size designations may be used.(c)Nonpneumatic tires. A motorcycle operated on a highway may not be equipped with nonpneumatic tires.(d)Ice grips or studs. A tire may not be equipped with ice grips or tire studs or wear-resisting material which have projections exceeding 2/32 inch beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire.(e)Antique vehicle pneumatic tire exemption. An antique vehicle may be equipped with nonpneumatic tires if originally equipped by the manufacturer.The provisions of this § 175.145 adopted October 29, 1982, effective 2/1/1983, 12 Pa.B. 3862; corrected November 12, 1982; effective 2/1/1983, 12 Pa.B. 3947; amended February 1, 1983, effective 2/1/1983, 13 Pa.B. 708, except subsection (b), effectiveness of which has been indefinitely postponed until further notice, to the extent that these portions of the regulations prohibit placement of oversize tires that remain within the body line of vehicles and require the rejection of inspected vehicles equipped with these tires; readopted December 2, 1988, effective 12/3/1988, 18 Pa.B. 5362; amended November 13, 1998, effective 5/13/1999, 28 Pa.B. 5670.The provisions of this § 175.145 amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 4103, 4301, 4501, 4521 and 6103.