Why does the UK use "m" to mean mile when it is already designated as a symbol for metre? Doesn't that create confusion?
Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 2004-07-06 11:33 Subject: [USMA:30302] Re: The Campaign against Metric Signage > Bill Hooper > >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? > > The law specifies non-metric road signs for highways in most cases > (exceptions include weight, height, width). > http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/signs_index.shtml > > http://www.ukma.org.uk/legislation.htm > "the UK is the only country in the world whose road sign regulations do not > include metric units as options for distances, despite widespread use of > metres in the Highway Code, and roads having been designed and built in > metric for decades" > > However, 'metric signs are illegal' is not a universal truth. Some suggest > that it is, in order to persuade private organisations to remove metric > signs. > >
