A tire tread comprising: a length , a width (W20), and a tread thickness (T20), the tread thickness (T20) extending inward from an outer, ground-engaging side in a direction normal to both the width (W20) and the length of the tread ;the width (W20) extending laterally in a direction transverse to the tread thickness (T20) and to the length of the tread , the width (W20) extending laterally between a first lateral side and a second lateral side of the tread ;one or more tread elements , each of the one or more tread elements being arranged between a pair of discontinuities extending at least partially in the direction of the tread width (W20), where one of the pair of discontinuities is arranged adjacent to a first longitudinally-spaced side of the corresponding tread element and where the other of the pair of discontinuities is arranged adjacent to a second longitudinally-spaced side of the corresponding tread element such that the pair of discontinuities and the first and second longitudinally-spaced sides of the corresponding tread element are spaced-apart at least partially in the direction of the tread length to define a length of the corresponding tread element, the first longitudinally-spaced side being a leading side of the corresponding tread element and the second longitudinally-spaced side being a trailing side of the corresponding tread element, where the leading side is configured to enter a tire footprint before the trailing side, where the one or more tread elements are arranged along the length of the tread and where the one or more tread elements comprise a plurality of intermediate tread elements arranged between a plurality of shoulder tread elements in a direction of the tread width (W20), where for each of the one or more tread elements, the first longitudinally-spaced side is oriented at an average first-side angle relative to the direction of the tread thickness (T20) and the second longitudinally-spaced side is oriented at an average second-side angle relative to the direction of the tread thickness (T20), where the tread is configured to rotate in a direction of rotation of a tire, the direction of rotation comprising one of opposing directions of the tread length, such that a positive average first-side angle and a positive average second-side angle orientation is obtained when the respective first longitudinally-spaced side and the respective second longitudinally-spaced side are each inclined in the direction of rotation as each respective first longitudinally-spaced side and second longitudinally-spaced side extend in the direction of the tread thickness(T20) towards the outer, ground-engaging side of the tread , characterised in that an average inclination angle comprising a combined average of the average first side-angle and the average second side-angle for all of the one or more tread elements along the first and second longitudinally-spaced sides is substantially greater than zero, where the one or more tread elements comprise all tread elements arranged along the tread, where, for each of the one or more tread elements, both the average first-side angle and the average second-side angle are substantially greater than zero, where substantially greater than zero equals 18 to 30 degrees. <EOS>