My experience with American cars has been the reverse. The km/h markings have always been illuminated at night. Usually, they are more readable than in the daytime as the markings are normally a less "contrasty" color against the background, and harder to read by external light. They "come alive" at night.
Since I worked for one of the Big Three, all my experience is with one brand I'd prefer not to disclose. --- On Tue, 3/10/09, Carleton MacDonald <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Carleton MacDonald <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:43665] Re: Jerry's questions regarding "imperial" fuel & fish > sales in the UK. > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 11:24 PM > > > Metric related: Unlike most American cars, the km markings > on the > speedometer of the 9-5, inside the mile ones, are lit at > night and can be > read. > > > > Carleton > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Stephen Humphreys > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 05:50 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:43627] Re: Jerry's questions regarding > "imperial" fuel & fish > sales in the UK. > > > > Congrats are due to you for mastering the use of a manual > gearbox! I think > that's more of an achievement than road placement > (based upon most Americans > driving Automatics). > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [USMA:43622] Re: Jerry's questions > regarding "imperial" fuel & > fish sales in the UK. > > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:18:29 -0400 > > > > > > I remember the first time I rented a car in the UK. > October 1982, > > Edinburgh, Scotland, British Rail Waverley Station. > > > > Left my wife Susan at the bed and breakfast, took a > bus downtown, went to > > the station, to the Godfrey Davis office. A kind, > pretty young woman (I > was > > young then too) had me fill out the paperwork then > gave me the keys. I > > thanked her, opened the door, got in, and sat down. On > the left side. > > Where's the steering wheel? Oh, right. Got out, > closed the door, glanced > > at the booth: she was inside, hand on her mouth, > suppressing a laugh. > > Walked round the back of the car, got in the right > side, sat down, felt > the > > shift with my left hand, started the car, said a very > significant Anglican > > prayer, put the car in gear, and headed out, saying to > myself, "Drive on > the > > left. Drive on the left. Drive on the left. Drive on > the left ..." Headed > > back to the bed and breakfast, scared to death. Picked > up Susan, headed > out > > of town toward the bridge over the Firth of Forth. > Stopped, took picture > of > > the famous railway bridge. Started up again, found > myself making a left > > turn to the right side of the intersecting road, > corrected quickly, too > > quickly, hit a stone kerb, blew out the left front > tire, stopped to change > > it. > > > > Somehow we got through the three days without hitting > anything, and it > even > > included a distillery tour, a steam train ride, and a > night in Glencoe, > > where my ancestors got massacred in 1692. > > > > Carleton > > > > P.S. When we got back to San Francisco we went to the > store and Susan > > bought soup; I told her to put the Campbell's soup > back on the shelf! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 21:02 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Cc: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:43620] Re: Jerry's questions > regarding "imperial" fuel & > fish > > sales in the UK. > > > > > > 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] > > > > _____ > > Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows > Live. 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