[WikiEN-l] Metric road signs in the U. S.

Mon May 16 23:18:07 UTC 2005

On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 09:13:01AM +1000, Skyring wrote:
> On 5/17/05, Tony Sidaway <minorityreport at bluebottle.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I do NOT remember any political "explosion" at all. Just apathy.
> > >
> > 
> > Tell British drivers they must stick to a 50kph
> > speed limit and there's liable to be a lot of political fallout, if not
> > actual damage, concerning road crash statistics.
> 
> Cripes. In Australia it's the LAW that you must stick to a speed
> limit. If you go over whatever the posted limit is, you risk the cops
> checking your speed and sending you a polite but expensive greeting
> card.
> 
> Doesn't matter what the limit is. They get antsy if you go over it.

I think he's referring to the fact that British drivers might have
problems with limits measured in kph instead of mph.

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Chad Perrin
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