> On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Doug Pensinger wrote:
>
> > I'm no great fan of either system, I'd go along with whatever is
> > chosen officially, but the above reasons are personal aesthetic
> > reasons not really logical ones, and when it comes down to choosing
> > units of measurement, it seems to me that logical, scientific reasons
> > should take precedence. That and compatibility. If the rest of the
> > world has decided that imperial units are outmoded maybe we should get
> > off our high horse and go along.
> >
> > I just hope we don't have to start driving on the wrong side of the
> > road. 8^)
>
> Well, my understanding is that it's islands and one relatively small
> continent that have people driving on the side you're not accustomed to,
> and that probably the majority of people who drive on this planet drive on
> the side that you're accustomed to. :)
>
> Julia
<ahem> OK, maybe 85% of the people in the world live in countries where the
rule is to drive on the right-hand side of the road, but on average there's
higher car ownership in left-sided countries.... ;o)
Charlie
