By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and in much of Europe, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria-Hungary. Although absinthe was vilified, it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits.
During one of our recent performance rating tests on hard braking in an emergency situation, a lower âSâ rated tire driving 100 kilometres per hour was still going almost 25 km/hr when the higher âVâ rated tire stopped. The âSâ rated tire took 39 metres to stop. The âVâ rated tire stopped in 35 metres.
Once the highest speed rating a tire could have, âVâ used to represent a maximum of 149 mph (240 kph) or more. Nowadays, it means 149 mph but no higher. Speed Rating W. A relatively new addition to the speed rating chart, tires with speed rating âWâ can achieve a maximum sustained speed of 168 mph (270 kph). Speed Rating Z