Ah, but the rule of the road is in the eye of the beholder. Left-siders must think the rest of the world has it backwards.
Quoting Brian J White <[email protected]>: > > I think you brits should also fix your cars and > roads so you drive on the correct side of the road. But that's just me. :) > > > At 15:54 2009-03-09, Stephen Humphreys wrote: > >Sorry  - I think you might have the wrong person. > >I'm not anti-metric - I'm a pro-choicer. > > > >The most 'extreme' views I hold on the subject regards safety. > > > >I have always said and always been firm that: > > > >1) Road signs should stay imperial > >2) Medicines and chemist goods should always be metric > > > >Both of these relate to safety concerns. > > > >For most other things (in fact prob all) I > >prefer the dual route or a flexible degree of choice. > > > >This may put me at odds with many on this list > >but I'm always truthful and up front about it > >and as many many have said it is healthy to have > >a contrary view here for purposes of debate. > > > >With regards to the USA - I actually believe it > >should be more metric than it is. > > > -- Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc. www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 US +1(432)528-7724 mailto:[email protected]
