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Actaully more fundamental than that. By using "1/2 mile - 800 m"
rather than "1/2 mile - 0.8 km", you're giving people the option of using
short-distance units to estimate distance, rather
than a conversion which they ignore. I know a lot of people who
like to think in yards, and might just be willing to make the mental
substituion [m <--> yds].
Converted without even realizing it....
Nat
0.8 km is readable on a metric odometer. This may
be the thinking of those who put p the signs. Unlike yards, feet and
miles, 800 m and 0.8 km are easily converted into each other. So I
see no problem with either. If you were referring to the use pf
parentheses, then I agree they need not be there.
Dan
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Sent: Saturday, 2005-06-11 10:51
Subject: [USMA:33174] RE: New signs,
was Re: Re: metric mile
What would be really slick is if they put "1/2 mile - 800 m" for
small distances. Rather than just a translation between imperial
and metric, which most people would ignore, you give them the smaller sized
unit which some might find convenient. Even if they
treat 800 m as "about 800 yards" it still drives home the
point.
BTW, any more metric signs on the Maine Turnpike
lately?
Nat
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