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Old 05-03-2006, 08:05   #55
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Re: No speed limit ?

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Originally Posted by entwisi
There was an agreement that we should look to change our road signs to metric starting in 1971. We just haven't got round to it yet

There are numerous areas where we aren't metric

Distance - miles
fluid - pints(well, the only fluid that counts!)
area - acres
height-ft and inches
food - ounces, lbs etc(yes I know about the metric matrys etc but you just listen to people ordering fruit and veg everyday, its a quarter of this, 2 lbs of that etc)
Petrol- gallons

As for driving on the left, we do it, so do Japan, Malta tag along as well. why do others do differently? perhaps this explains
http://users.pandora.be/worldstandar...ft.htm#history
Yes but legally everything you listed is metric, [except the pint.] Even if we still think of spuds in pounds and petrol in gallons, we buy them on kilos and litres.

Every time you need to renew your passport you have to try and work out five foot eleven in metres/cm's.

I'm not saying we should but are there any plans to change the speed limits to kilometers?
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