Too bad 100km/h is 62mph....and that 120km/h is 75mph. But all in all a hilarious story! GO METRIC. Brian J White > On Mon, 7 May 2001 16:13:04 -0400, in misc.transport.road "N.W.Perry" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Today, on I-390 SB (not far from where a motorist was killed by a stray > >bullet fired from adjoining woods) I saw something weird. On the last 55mph > >speed limit sign, somebody had spraypainted in bright orange, "KPH 100". > >Then, on the first 65mph sign, they'd written "KPH 120". At first, I thought > >it was a typical change-the-speed limit prank (of which I saw a genuine > >example later on where 40 had become 140) pulled by somebody too dim to use > >black paint or to realize that 55 becomes 88 more readily than 100...until I > >saw the KPH. I looked around to see if Michael Koerner was lurking around in > >the brush with a discarded paint can nearby, but he wasn't. :-) > > > >Oh, also, somebody at NYSTA had made a detour sign say the following "BRIDGE > >CLOSED Z MILES". Algebra, or merely a poorly-fashioned "2"? > > > > -- > UK Metrication Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/ > -- Protect your web site with secure hosting solutions from HostNYC! Security, Speed and Reliability starting as low as $14.95 per month Visit HostNYC today! http://www.pop3now.com/go/hostnyc/1000 Pop3Now Personal, Manage 5 Email Accounts From 1 Secure Window Sign Up Today! Visit http://www.pop3now.com/personal
