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] Date Posted: 15:07:02 01/07/05 Fri In reply to: Jim (Canada) 's message, "UK should ditch miles" on 14:44:53 01/07/05 Fri I'm sure it's on the EU ToDo list for Britain somewhere down the line. I think the cost considerations have thus far prevented it. Despite Britain's diminutive size compared to Canada and Australia, Britain probably has as many, if not more miles (km) of roads than these countries put together. I'm not sure the sticker approach would work very well with the amount of rain we get. I agree that we probably should do it in the end as our schizophrenic attitude to measurement here is quite bizarre at times. However, here is the proviso: we change to kilometres, and Canada drives on the correct side of the road, not the side Napoleon made you drive on all those years ago. Although we technically “went metric” many years ago, I have heard amusing stories from engineers, where factories started producing nuts, bolts and suchlike in sizes such as 25.4 mm, which bore an uncanny resemblance to an inch. What would we do with our milestones though? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
| [> [> Subject: Napoleon never ruled Canada | |
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Author: Jim (Canada) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:34:30 01/07/05 Fri Quebec was conquered by the British in 1763, more than twenty-five years before the French Revolution. Napoleon had nothing to do with Canada. Nova Scotia was conquered by the British much earlier and Newfoundland was always British (English since 1497). Canadians actually did drive on the left initially, like the rest of the Empire, but the Canadian Automobile Association (which I work for) urged the country to switch to the right in 1924 in order to attract American tourists who would drive over the border. The Canadian Government complied. Since then, with so much trade and tourism across the border, it makes sense for Canadians to drive on the right. US tourists tend to drive into Canada as Canadian tourists drive into the US and being on the same side made sense. The Americans have more cars than us anyway! However, as I pointed out, they still have to deal with the difference of miles in the US and kilometres in Canada. The stickers on the signs worked well with all the rain and snow that we get in Canada, so I can't see a problem with it in Britain. As the stickered signs wore out, they were replaced with brand new signs in kilometres. There are none of the original stickered signs left now - they have all been replaced. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> [> [> Subject: I know - I was being flippant... | |
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Author: Dave (UK) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:49:21 01/07/05 Fri It was a joke based on the alleged source of driving on the right - a left handed swordsman and all that... [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |