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1127
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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Art. 66 1/2, §12-405.1(a), (b), and (c).
Except for minimal changes in style and
nomenclature, this section has not been
revised; see General Revisor's Note to this
title.
Present §12-405.1 (d), which establishes
penalties for violations of this section, is
transferred to Title 27 of this article and
incorporated in §27—101(d) of this article.
22-405.2. METAL AND OTHER NONRUBBER MATERIAL IB CONTACT
WITH ROAD SURFACE.
(A) METAL TIRES PROHIBITED.
A PERSON MAY NOT DRIVE ON ANY HIGHWAY ANY MOTOR
VEHICLE, TRAILER, OR SEMITRAILER HAVING ANY METAL TIRE IN
CONTACT WITH THE ROADWAY.
(B) STUDS, CLEATS, ETC., PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, NO TIRE
ON A VEHICLE DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY MAY HAVE ON ITS
PERIPHERY ANY BLOCK, STUD, FLANGE, CLEAT, OR SPIKE OR ANY
OTHER PROTUBERANCE OF ANY MATERIAL, OTHER THAN RUBBER,
THAT PROJECTS BEYOND THE TREAD OF THE TRACTION SURFACE OF
THE TIRE, EXCEPT THAT:
(1) IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO USE FARM MACHINERY
WITH TIRES HAVING PROTUBERANCES THAT WILL NOT INJURE THE
HIGHWAY; AND
(2) IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO USE TIRE CHAINS OF
REASONABLE PROPORTIONS ON ANY VEHICLE WHEN REQUIRED FOR
SAFETY BECAUSE OF SNOW, ICE, OR OTHER CONDITIONS TENDING
TO CAUSE A VEHICLE TO SKID.
(C) SPECIAL PERMITS FOR OPERATION OF CERTAIN
VEHICLES.
THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL
AUTHORITIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS, IN THEIR
DISCRETION, MAY ISSUE SPECIAL PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE
OPERATION ON A HIGHWAY OF TRACTION ENGINES OR TRACTORS
HAVING MOVABLE TRACKS WITH TRANSVERSE CORRUGATIONS ON
THE PERIPHERY OF THE MOVABLE TRACKS OR FARM TRACTORS OR
OTHER FARM MACHINERY, THE OPERATION OF WHICH ON A HIGHWAY
OTHERWISE WOULD BE PROHIBITED UNDER THIS SECTION.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 66 1/2, §12-405.2.
Except for required grammatical corrections
and changes in nomenclature, no changes are
made; see General Revisor's Note to this
title.
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