On Tue, 2 Jul 2002 19:52:02 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 2002-07-02 15:07:47 Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> 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. >> >> > >What do speedometers in the UK on new cars indicate?
For as long as I can remember, speedos here have indicated mph on the outer ring, with km/h (and that's how it's described) on the inner ring. Unfortunately, the km/h is smaller, and often in a colour that makes it hard to make quick reading. The only legal requirement is that they show mph - no mention of including km/h, or what the relative visibilities should be, so there's no reason why km/h couldn't be the main indicator. There is no legal requirement for units on odometers. Chris -- UK Metric Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/
