How did Canada fail? The metrication of the Canadian highways was an unqualified success. The adoption of international road signs would be good, but it is a separate issue, unrelated to metrication.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On >Behalf Of Wizard of OS >Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 10:42 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:22761] RE: A new system > > >this is good but canada failed anyways, they should have adopt >international >road signs like used in whole europa and asia >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:40 PM >Subject: [USMA:22759] RE: A new system > > >> Johnathan MacClure suggested in USMA 22755: >> >> >I've seen some dual marked mile/km signs along a few roadways - I'd like >to >> >see more of that... >> >> >> That is a bad idea. It would only annoy, distract or confuse. In >> Canada every speed limit sign in the country was changed to km/h over >> the Labour Day week end of 1977 by the simple expedient of slapping a >> decal over the MPH signs. Permanent km/h signs were installed over >> the next few years. Distance signs were changed over 1977 and 1978. >> >> Joseph B, Reid >> 17 Glebe Road East >> Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone: 416-486-6071 >>
