Pneumatic tire

A pneumatic tire comprising a tread,

• the pneumatic tire further comprising:
• a carcass;
• and
• a belt disposed outward of the carcass in a tire radial direction, the belt comprising at least one belt ply, wherein
• the tread includes a pair of shoulder main grooves and shoulder ribs disposed further outward in the tire axial direction relative to the shoulder main grooves,
• each of the shoulder ribs includes a slit that extends in a direction intersecting the shoulder main groove and terminates within the shoulder rib,
• the slit has an inward end in the tire axial direction, the inward end being disposed further inward in the tire axial direction relative to a contact end of the tread, and
• a ratio (D/W) of a length D [mm] of the belt in the tire axial direction with respect to a contact width W [mm] of the tread is less than 1.1.