Bridge strikes are a known problem and the number of fatalities that they cause is documented on the Department for Transport website. In the cost benefit section of the consultation, it was estimated that one life would be saved every second year if all height, width and length restriction signs were both imperial and metric.
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: 16 June 2010 14:45 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47820] RE: The Chunnel Did someone die, Martin? _____ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:47814] RE: The Chunnel Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:30:13 +0100 There has been one pressure - the proportion of foreign lorries on our roads has increased considerably and shortly before the last election, the Government set out for discussion proposed legislation that would have made it made it mandatory for height, width and length warning and restriction signs to be in dual units. We need to see whether the current government will actually pass this piece of legislation, or if we need the death of another motorist and a criticism from the coroner before the minister wakes up. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: 16 June 2010 05:58 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47813] The Chunnel I posted the following comment on UKMA's Metric Views blog: As I pondered the latest metric news from the UK and the government's statements about imperialization, I wondered: what about the Chunnel? In one sense, Great Britain is no longer an island. There is a ground connection between it and continental Europe. Since the opening of that remarkable tunnel across the channel, hasn't there been increased pressure on the UK to complete highway metrication, that pressure being in the form of a flow of motorists and other transport from Spain, France, Germany, et al.? _____ Get a new e-mail account with Hotmail - Free. Sign-up <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/> now.
