Wizard of Os wrote in 22761:

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


The Canadian Metric Association urged that Canada should adopt the international road signs, but to no avail. However the compromise that the government adopted saved the expense of replacing square signs with round ones.

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