From: "Philip S Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:32558] RE: More Metric Muddle
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:18:29 -0000

Stephen Gallaghr wrote:
> Using that same logic, if Britain used metric speeds,
> instead of reporting a car's 0 to 60 mph time, the new
> standard could be the car's 0 to 100 km/h time.
> Doesn't 100 sound faster?  Or is 60 "just right",
> because it's what you're used to?

Once our speed limits are metric it would be quite irresposible in my view
if journalists were to ignore it and keep to mph. It's important for drvers
to get used to km/h in a country with newly metricated speed limits.


Do I draw from this that speed limits are metric in Canada but journalists still refer to 0 to 60 mph?










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