Which leads me to wonder whether Scotland could also metricate its roads without consent from the UK govt, as there are no plans for all the UK to ban smoking. Scotland does have its own parliament, but is still subject mostly to the UK govt. Hopefully they will ban smoking, and follow the Irish in metricated the roads. Both can save lives, as the Irish govt have used metrication of speed limits to reduce speed limits in areas where it was needed. And if all roads in the world used km it would make driving safer if we all use the same system. Maybe the US will follow suit.
David King
Tom Wade VMS Systems wrote:
..... The changeover date misses the intended deadline of December 2004 (which will require an amendment to the Statutory Instrument), but at 20 days, it is not seen as a serious postponement. For comparison, the introduction of the state wide ban on smoking in the workplace (including bars, restaurants and offices) was three months overdue, but has met with almost universal compliance, and high levels of support (even among a majority of smokers).
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