If your last sentence is the case, then why is it illegal to use any size other then pints in a British pub and why is it illegal to post a metric road sign? Or is it permitted to erect metric road signs? The BWMA says it is illegal and they have even gone as far as converting metric signs to imperial.
If it not illegal to install metric road signs, then why aren't the ARM members who are vandalising metric signs not being arrested and prosecuted? Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris KEENAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-07-02 11:49 Subject: [USMA:30274] Re: European directive includes kh/h road signs? > On Thursday 01 Jul 2004 23:27, MightyChimp wrote: > > The UK was given an opt out, that is why they are exempt. > > The UK was not given an 'opt-out', nor is it 'exempt'. Both the UK and Ireland > were given 'derogations' to permit certain units to be used for specific > applications 'until a date to be set by the member states', i.e. not > indefinitely, as is often widely mis-reported. I'm sure I read some time ago > that it was actually Ireland who pressed for the continued use of acres, not > the UK. Both countries could continue to use miles, yards, etc. for road > traffic purposes. Ireland has chosen to move to metric. Nor were the > derogations phrased to say that metric units could be forbidden for these > purposes. > > > -- > Chris KEENAN > UK Metric Assoc.: metric.org.uk > >
