I also wrote a letter about a year ago, and explained that the red
circle DOES make sense because the sign prohibits driving over the speed
limit. I explained that keeping the new signs compatible with already
existing international standards has practical benefits, both making it
easier for American travelers to adapt to driving over seas as well as
easier for foreign visitors to adapt to American driving.
The reply was that my comments came to late.
John Woelflein wrote:
So why don't we all write and COMPLAIN about the change to black and
demand that they return it to red? I have already done so, but no one
will pay attention to one measly letter.
Stephen Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Originally, the circle was going to be red,
but they changed it, because someone made
the suggestion that the colour red was
representative of something that was
prohibited rather than allowed.
When I saw that the colour was going to be
red, I was very happy since it not only showed
a migration to metric, but also it was
more like the international speed limit
sign. The change was disappointing.
Stephen
