<html> <head> <title>Rule 61:31:01:16 Tires and wheels.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 61:31:01:16"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 61:31:01:16 Tires and wheels."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>61:31:01:16.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tires and wheels.</b> All buses shall meet the following tire and wheel requirements:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;No tire mounted on the bus shall have a cut into the fabric, be worn so that the fabric is visible, or have knots or bulges in the sidewall or tread;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;No tire on the wheels of the steering axle shall be worn to less than three thirty-secondths of an inch of tread depth on any two adjacent tread grooves;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;No tire mounted on wheels on the bus shall be worn to less than two thirty-secondths of an inch of tread depth on any two adjacent tread grooves; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;No wheel shall be bent, cracked, or damaged to the extent that it affects safe operation of the bus. Lug nuts shall not be loose, missing, or stripped.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 8 SDR 87, 8 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1982; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-21-3.1">32-21-3.1.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-19-12">32-19-12</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-19-13">32-19-13</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-21-3.1">32-21-3.1.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>