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 Ã, - 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 imperialÃ,
> > > >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]
> >
>
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