Patent ID: 8708010

Claim:
A pneumatic tire, comprising: a circumferential groove which extends in a tire circumferential direction; a land portion which is zoned by the circumferential groove; a plurality of lug grooves in which one end is open to a side of the circumferential groove and another end is terminated within the land portion; and the circumferential groove, the land portion and a plurality of lug grooves being provided on a tread surface, wherein the land portion has a rib-like portion which is successive in a tire circumferential direction and a wing portion which is zoned by the lug grooves, and wherein a plurality of small holes are formed along a first line, which extends at the terminated end of the lug groove, from a trailing edge thereof to a leading edge thereof, the plurality of small holes also being in a strip-shaped area and said plurality of holes being parallel to the centerline of the tire, and further, wherein centers of the small holes are positioned along said first line, only in a single row, and not outside the strip-shaped area.