Title: Re: [USMA:35502] Interesting things at the US-Canada border.
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A technique for estimating distances is to use
athletic track distances and a football field. Remember the 440 yard
dash? Well that's 400 m or a quarter mile. The length of a football
field plus one end zone is 100 m. Therefore, 800 m = 1/2 mile
and so on. I have the navigation system set to metric in my Prius and it
is much more useful.
Stan Doore
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Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:42
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Subject: [USMA:35505] Re: Interesting
things at the US-Canada border.
Remek, I think these may be courtesy signs, since the
road is approaching a border crossing. I know that at the US/Mexico border
there are signs in km and km/h as you approach the crossings, as well as signs
in English and Spanish warning of the last exit before you must cross the
border. There are also signs warning you that (unless you have the proper
hunting permits) guns are illegal in Mexico.
--
Scott
Hudnall
From: Remek Kocz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:26:24
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To: "U.S. Metric Association"
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Cc: "U.S. Metric Association"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:35502] Interesting things
at the US-Canada border.
I live in Upstate New York, and my typical
trip to Canada takes me either across the Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls) or
Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. I haven't taken a trip using the L-Q Bridge
in a while, one of the reasons being that it had some security-related
roadwork having done around it. As I found out yesterday, the roadwork
also included putting up speed limit signs on the Canadian side--all only in
MPH. These continued through the length of the bridge until the US-side
border inspection booths. Also, starting on the Canadian side, there
were a few displays flashing your speed in MPH back at you.
I
always thought that a lone MPH-only sign on the Canadian side of the
Ambassador Bridge (Windsor-Detroit) was an anomaly. Anyone else see
these "joyful reminders" of the US at other border
crossings?
Remek
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