Tom, Thanks for that bit of encouraging news.
BTW, since you track this business of metric speed limit signs so well, by when do the signs (or are they using decals?) have to be manufactured and delivered to the Department of Transport to meet the end of January 2005 deadline for conversion? I'm asking because seeing them delivered on time would be an encouraging sign that the deadline will be met, whereas the failure of those signs to be delivered on time would, of course, jeopardize that same deadline. (And are there any other dependencies -- such as a public information campaign launch -- for that deadline that need watching?) Cheers, Ezra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Wade VMS Systems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 9:56 AM Subject: [USMA:31274] Re: Encouraging "sign" in Ireland > > >The part the interested me especially is that SI was used to express > >distance on the motorway, including what looks like a direct quote from > >a public official. > > Actually, official announcements like this are pretty much always in metric. > The Dept of Transport and the NRA (*) are pretty good on this score. The > television and better print media (e.g. Irish Times) are reasonably good at > sticking to this, although some of the papers (particularly the tabloids that > are published for the hard of thinking) often translate into miles. > > Also, figures in kilometers are bigger, and therefore look more impressive. > > (*) National Roads Authority. A statutory body overseeing the country's > main roads, and *nothing* to do with firearms. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Wade | EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > EuroKom | X400: g=tom;s=wade;o=eurokom;p=eurokom; > Unit A2 | a=eirmail400;c=ie > Nutgrove Office Park | Tel: +353 (1) 296-9696 > Rathfarnham | Fax: +353 (1) 296-9697 > Dublin 14 | Disclaimer: This is not a disclaimer > Ireland | Tip: "Friends don't let friends do Unix !" > >
