Nat,
Prior to these square signs there was (and still is) the 100 meter sticks with the similar number on top of them. They've been there since I can remember being able to see out of my parents car back window! ie - don't hold your breath! ;-) > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: [USMA:46696] RE: And, by the way...... > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:48:31 -0500 > > > What I would enjoy in a few years, when everyone's gotten used to the > numbers, is if they slowly added "km " stickers after the numbers. Now what's > the average person going to do? > > 1) Ask all the "km" stickers be removed? (then everyone knows its km in > disguise). > > 2) Have all the signs changed so the numbers are miles (too costly, > interferes with metric road maintenance). > > 3) Get used to it (incremental advance for metric). > > Could be an amusing dilemma. > > Nat > > > >>I'm not sure Stephen (Humphreys) is wrong.� He seems to be just describing > >>how the average person sees these signs:� My car has broken down; if I give > >>the numbers on this sign, someone will be able to find me.� Since the > >>distance figure does not say what units are used, the driver may not know > >>what they are - in his mind they may just be a location number, with no > >>understanding of how that number was derived.� So he seems to be simply > >>describing an observed fact, that the average driver is not seeing km on > >>the road, marked as such. > > _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/
