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.
The higher the speed rating, the better control and handling youâll have at higher speeds. The speed rating system was developed to help control the safe performance of tires at standardized speeds. A tireâs certified speed rating is given a letter from A to Z, ranging from 5 km/h (3mph) to above 300 km/h (186 mph). This rating system (see below) shows the top speed for which a tire is certified.