yes but if you have the chance to change something I would do it the international way so that nodoby would even notice that Canada never been non-metric or something else with different signs
In my opinion metrication is more than pure metrication I hope you got my point ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 7:55 PM Subject: [USMA:22763] RE: A new system > 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 > >> >
