Tom Wade VMS Systems wrote: >It seems that the third successive deadline for metrication of >speed signs in Ireland will, like the two before it, be missed. >I will certainly write to the Minister, and to the Minister >for Trade, Mary Harney, whose dept set the deadlines, urging >her to refuse to grant any more extensions.
There are many good reasons why Ireland and the UK could cooperate and change on the same date. Unfortunately it looks like the UK government is also enthusiasm for metric speed signs. UK government statements used to be 'not until the majority of drivers have been educated in metric'. This implied 51% criterion might have allowed it to happen before 2009. But now it appears to be saying 'not until there is no longer a significant minority for whom the change will be confusing'. This implies that 51% is not a sufficiently high figure. Does anyone have any angles on this? -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794
