A pneumatic rubber tire with a sidewall having an outer visible layer of a rubber
composition of a relatively high electrical conductivity, wherein the tire sidewall
contains an internal rubber strip of relatively high electrical conductivity. Said
internal rubber strip extends radially outward from a rubber chafer component of
the tire to a tread base layer component of a rubber tire tread of a cap/base configuration,
wherein said chafer and tread base rubber compositions are of a relatively high
electrical conductivity. The rubber strip thereby provides a path of increased
electrical conductivity relative to said outer visible layer of the tire sidewall
extending from the tire chafer to the tread base layer tire components.