Journalists are meant to confuse, but the corporate and Governmental THINKING has to be coordinated to futuristic demands.The comman man can think ONE furlong as 200 metre and the distance between'Wickets of the Cricket pitch' 20 METRE, which is so.Why create confusions, I wonder! Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:20987] Re: UK road signs >Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 20:13:26 +0200 > >I read it, stupid journalist! > >kph, disgusting >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 7:53 PM >Subject: [USMA:20984] UK road signs > > > > In the Scotsman today... > > > > Nat > > > > ------------------------ > > > > The Scotsman > > July 12, 2002, Friday > > SECTION: Pg. 1 > > LENGTH: 272 words > > HEADLINE: MILE SET TO FADE AWAY AND DIE > > BYLINE: Alison Hardie > > BODY: > > > > THE mile, the last bastion of the Imperial system, is to be phased out - >but > > not until many more of those baffled by the kilometre have died off. > > > > The government quietly announced yesterday that road signs for distances >and > > speed limits will be given in kilometres under European harmonisation > > regulations. David Jamieson, the transport minister, said there were no > > immediate plans to ditch miles and yards yet, but the time was rapidly > > approaching. > > > > He added: "Although many drivers are familiar with metric units, it >would > > not be appropriate to fix a date for converting speed limit and distance > > signs while there is still likely to be a significant proportion of >drivers > > for whom the change could be confusing." > > > > A source in the Department of Transport said the government would wait >only > > until older drivers who were not familiar with metric units were in a > > minority before pressing ahead with meeting an EU directive set in 1980. > > > > Imperial campaigners condemned the plans as a "logistical nightmare" and > > vowed to fight the government through the courts to save road signs in > > miles. One campaigner said: "Numerous independent surveys have shown >that >75 > > per cent of the population, including those between 18 and 20, think in > > Imperial and not metric. If the government is serious about waiting >until >a > > majority thinks in metric, they will have a long wait - most people >driving > > now would have to be dead." > > > > A kilometre is 0.621 of a mile. However, it is thought the government >will > > not reset a 70mph sign at the accurate conversion of 110kph, but at >100kph > > in an attempt to reduce accidents. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
