> > > 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?
I don't know but I thought the suggestion was that it might go that way in Britain. If that wasn't what was meant then humble apologies. > "Irresponsibility of journalists". > > Now there's a fertile field. Oh yes and err sorry to all those journalists out there for suggesting they might be irresponsible - perish the thought :-)
