I map the units actually signed on the ground with no manual conversion. If both units are used, considering as a whole the advanced signage and signage at or on the structure, I use metric.
Regards, *Paul* On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 19:41, SK53 <sk53....@gmail.com> wrote: > A couple of things: > > - Guernsey, Jersey & other Channel Islands are not part of the United > Kingdom, or for many purposes the EU, so their laws are their own concern. > (Confusingly they have both ISO country codes & ISO region codes as part of > GB : depending on your usage you may wish to treat them as UK or > independent) > - ISO units have been used for restriction signage for a long time (as > for maxheight, but there dual signage in feet & inches continues). As the > metric tonne is close to the imperial ton I presume that confusion was not > a significant issue. Most widespread limits are 3.5t, 7.5t (e.g., in > Leicestershire to discourage goods vehicles from residential & minor > roads), and various limits on bridges for safety/avoiding maintenance > issues. > > Jerry > > > On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 16:52, Mateusz Konieczny <matkoni...@tutanota.com> > wrote: > >> According to information that I found UK switched to metric system, >> at least as far as max weight signs go - with exception of Guernsey that >> use hundredweight >> as a unit. >> >> Is this correct? Are there still traffic signs using pounds as an unit? >> >> I am asking as I am during implementing >> https://github.com/westnordost/StreetComplete/issues/361 >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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