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.
Additional speed rating âanomaliesâ include the following: â 1 I,â âO,â and âXâ speed ratings donât exist. Likewise, some speed rating charts donât include the âPâ rating. 2  Tires with the lowest speed ratings are usually listed as âAâ followed by a numberâ for example, âA1,â âA2, âA3,â and so on. 3  Some tires carry âWâ or âYâ speed ratings.