Yes, I think that the lawyer from the body or organization which placed the
metric head room sign and who contests the claim will ask the complainant to
enter the stand and then will test him about his understanding of Imperial
units.
If he flunks it, too bad for him as he will loose his claim and pay through
the nose in legal costs. If he passes it, he will win his claim,
Han
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From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, 2000 July 26, 23:56
Subject: [USMA:14643] Re: Head room signs in Ireland
2001-07-26
By the same token, one must be able to prove one actually "knows" FFU. If
a court debates that the units taught in the schools are only metric and FFU
is never taught, then such an argument would not hold grounds legally.
Also, if a person is tested on his/her knowledge of FFU and fails the test,
this can work against that person's claim that they would not have had the
accident if the height or other information was posted in FFU.
Suing is one thing, but proving the fault not to be yours is another.
John
