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Originally posted by Hayashi:
can someone explain why, in the uk which has gone metric, road distances are given in miles, speedometers are im mph, and speed limit signs are in mph?
just curious... [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]
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Because we're not *fully* metric
It's only in the last couple of years that shops have switched to kilos and grams instead of pounds and ounces. We still have miles on roadsigns and car speedos. Causes me no end of joy cos my Lambretta is an Italian import and has the speedo in kmph. I can picture the scene if I'm pulled over for speeding, the police officer will ask me 'do you know what speed you were doing?' and I'll have to start converting...
Also beer is still sold in pints, although every other liquid is sold in litres or ml. We'll probably keep pints for beer, and eventually switch to km for distances.