You should not even have to worry about that - your life may depend on your tires one slippery,rainy day ! -Don't let them get below 3 mm ! -Drive safe.
Bald tires can effect anything concerning braking. You will not stop as quickly with bald tires as with tires with tread period. No matter if you have ABS or not.
Yes, the traction available form bald tires is very low and unsafe.
Bald tires are more likely to skid and slide - particularly if it's wet. It is considered an unacceptable risk to other road users.
With bald tires it can.
They are not hunted..It is illegal to hunt them, punishable by heavy fines and imprisonment.
Depends on where you live.
They are wide to gain maximum traction and bald because they are only used on dry tracks. In wet weather, racing tires with treads are used.
Not just Minnesota, ALL country/state driving laws make it illegal to drive on unsafe tires. Bald tires are unsafe because they have poor contact with the road, and are more likely to blow out (explode).
"Dot" is "DOT" - Department of Transportation. So DOT Approved means "Approved by the Department of Transportation".
too much air in the tire
It is illegal because driving with bald tyres does not give you friction when driving on a legal road.Laws vary from state to state.. Most all states have some type of requirements for a vehicles tires,some are more lax than others.Some States require vehicles to have a minimum tread height,meaning you cant drive on bald tires..In the majority of states it is not something a police officer will look for unless of course bald tires were the cause of an accident...(then it can be a fine and ticket).If you are found to have bald tires the majority of time a police officer will issue a repair warning giving you 30 days to get new tires,you must get the new tires and return to the police station/barracks and have an officer sign off on the repair order..You have to check with your local police dept for the laws in your area...
You should check to see if your tires are bald and are not durable anymore.