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On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:25:48 -0500, Mueen Nawaz wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> In the UK, aren't speeds in KPH, but signs in miles? It's been a few
>> years, but I wanted to say that that was the other odd thing about
>> driving over there. Maybe I'm remembering wrong.
>
> My understanding was that it's meant to be a temporary problem,
not
> lasting more than a generation. Imperial units usage was common there
> until recently, and is still common when it comes to miles. The hope was
> that the new generation will be more comfortable with km. No idea if
> that's the case.
>
> I believe (others can correct me if I'm wrong), almost all signs
there
> are in both miles and kilometers.
Last time I was over there, I remember commenting on it talking to a
friend as I was driving his car (first time out, always good to drive
with someone who actually knows - and he had a vested interest, since it
was his car), and his comment was that it came down to a cost issue -
replacing perfectly good signs with other perfectly good signs wasn't
seen as cost-effective.
Jim
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