There is NO such law in the UK. 0-60 mph is the common measure of car performance, Wikipedia is correct.
The only time units are regulated in the UK is for certain activities involving the sale of items per unit of measure (usually metric has to be used, but for some things imperial is still mandated) and for some public administration activities such as the wording of legislation. In general, the use of units are not regulated in the UK. The population are free to use whichever units they like. The general preference is imperial units for most things, as reflected by the BBC in their output. -- C. -- C. On 12 December 2013 20:36, <j...@frewston.plus.com> wrote: > Actually, in the UK it is the law to quote acceleration times as 0 to 62 > mph (= 100 km/h), so it is ONLY the USA that uses 0 to 60 mph. > > John F-L > > -----Original Message----- From: Ressel, Howard (DOT) > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:25 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:53430] RE: 0 to 100 km/h Performance Measure for Automotive > Acceleration > > I agree, we Americans tend to be a bit arrogant and thing that the only > way is the US way. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On > Behalf Of cont...@metricpioneer.com > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 3:19 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:53429] 0 to 100 km/h Performance Measure for Automotive > Acceleration > > My co-worker recently recounted to me her discussion with a car salesman > who claimed that 0 to 60 mph is the ONLY performance measure for automotive > acceleration used worldwide. He told her this during a discussion in which > she was telling him about her co-worker (that's > me) who advocates United States metrication. The salesman was arguing that > the US should keep its worthy standards because of their worldwide use. I > did a little poking around on Wikipedia and discovered that the time it > takes to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph is a commonly used performance measure > for automotive acceleration in the United States and the United Kingdom. In > the rest of the world 0 to > 100 km/h is used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_to_60_mph so the car > salesman was just making it up. I think many Americans tend to make things > up or just assume things based on their limited experience. > Educate yourselves and be prepared to educate your fellow Americans so we > can complete American metrication one person at a time. > > David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 > > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6914 - Release Date: 12/12/13 >
