Just back from Europe, mostly Italy, I have no answer for the Chunnel
question. Sorry. I am writing, instead, regarding the discussion about the
round-abouts we had in the year past. They (round-abouts) are far more
numerous in comparison to my earlier trips. The Italians are tearing down
traffic lights and gauge round-abouts it such a hurry that instructions for
our trips issued for the 2007 season had to be corrected several times from
"intersection" to "round-about."
Those circles must be a great saving in time and fuel. Trucks, busses, cars,
motorbike, bicycles - all mixed up - flew thru them smoothly. Among the
bicyclist were a bunch of us, elderly Americans, who had no trouble
navigating them once tried.
Back to the Chunnel, the British tourists we met on the continent spoke
fluent metric. I doubt, however, that the fluency and comfort had anything
to do with the train.
Stan Jakuba
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From: "Paul Trusten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
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Subject: [USMA:39618] effect of the Chunnel on British metrication
With the completion of the Channel Tunnel connecting Great Britain with
continental Europe by rail, I would think that more SI now gets into the
UK. To what extent is this true?
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