Actually, in the UK it is the law to quote acceleration times as 0 to 62 mph
(= 100 km/h), so it is ONLY the USA that uses 0 to 60 mph.
John F-L
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From: Ressel, Howard (DOT)
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:25 PM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:53430] RE: 0 to 100 km/h Performance Measure for Automotive
Acceleration
I agree, we Americans tend to be a bit arrogant and thing that the only way
is the US way.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 3:19 PM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:53429] 0 to 100 km/h Performance Measure for Automotive
Acceleration
My co-worker recently recounted to me her discussion with a car salesman who
claimed that 0 to 60 mph is the ONLY performance measure for automotive
acceleration used worldwide. He told her this during a discussion in which
she was telling him about her co-worker (that's
me) who advocates United States metrication. The salesman was arguing that
the US should keep its worthy standards because of their worldwide use. I
did a little poking around on Wikipedia and discovered that the time it
takes to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph is a commonly used performance measure
for automotive acceleration in the United States and the United Kingdom. In
the rest of the world 0 to
100 km/h is used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_to_60_mph so the car
salesman was just making it up. I think many Americans tend to make things
up or just assume things based on their limited experience.
Educate yourselves and be prepared to educate your fellow Americans so we
can complete American metrication one person at a time.
David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
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