2002-10-19 The standard speed limit sign in North America is black lettering on a white background with a black border. The yellow signs you mention are precaution signs. You will find those on exit ramps of Autobahnen, around dangerous curves and other places where dangerous conditions are present.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-10-19 10:36 Subject: [USMA:22792] RE: A new system > the ones I've seen weren't b/w, they were dark yellow, dull yellow > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 2:30 AM > Subject: [USMA:22791] RE: A new system > > > > Wizard of OZ wrote in USMA 22780: > > > > > > > > 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. > > >> > > > > > >the square ones look pretty ulgy with this dark yellow/orange and that > > >obligatory km/h bar beneath! (probably for stupid Americans) > > > > > >as I entered Canada by car from the US there was a big sign informing > about > > >metric speeds > > > > > >somewhere in niagara falls or after it > > > > > > What do you mean: "dark yellow/orange"? .Canadian speed limit signs > > are black and white,just like American ones. The Province of Quebec > > has warning signs before dangerous curves. They have a light brown > > background and the last figure is a 5. > > > > Joseph B. Reid > > 17 Glebe Road West > > Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071 > > >
