On 2004 Jul 5 , at 6:41 PM, MightyChimp wrote, quoting an English anti-metric web site (I think):
As you may be aware, the 2002 Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions require that [select as appropriate]:
• distances on signs for [motorists/pedestrians] be described in yards and miles only. Metric units are not permitted.
• height and width restrictions be described in feet and inches. Metric may also be used, but only alongside, and not as an alternative to, imperial units.
If this is really what English law says, then there is certainly a need to get the law changed.
Our anti-metric opponents have a valid point (a legal one, at least) if the law says that metric signs cannot be posted and yet they are being posted anyway. Or am I missing something in this discussion?
Regards,
Bill Hooper
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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Go Metric, America !
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