Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:58:35 +0100 From: Sleeker GT Phwoar <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: 9000CS Tire Selection Help
In article <42DE50EB.BDCE012Bnospamail.com>, rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com says... > I guess since all radial tyres are legal for the national limit, any other sanction > would appear to be encouraging speeding. > It is not the MOT safetyu standard. It is the manufacturers safety standard. The same car will be sold in countries with different or no sped limits, and can be driven across borders. That is why they spec 150mph+ rated tyres to a UK car. because there is nothing to stop you driving to germany and driving at 160mph. If the 70mph rated tyre was to blow out at 110, and you didn't know it was only rated to 70, but it had been specced as a UK spec tyre by the manufacturer, whose fault would it be? the tyre was legal for the country it was specced for. The car was legally allowed to cross borders, and the speed being done was legal in the country it was being done? Again, whose fault was the speed related blow out. -- Carl Robson Car PC Build starts again. http://smallr.com/rz Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com