Originally posted by Rj





Why would anybody lobby on either side of the issue of road signs?



Road signs would have to be the least important aspect of using metric

measurement in any case.



Erm, not if you are driving along and you see a sign for "60", but dont
see the small print at the bottom as you whizz by.



In this hypothetical example, some of the signs across the nation have
been changed to kmh, some are still mph, how fast should you be going?



Changing all the signs at once would cost a lot of $$$, and requires a
lot of political will, not to mention the logistical issues, so on a
practical level, road signs would be a big issue. Not that there is a
hope in hell of the US adopting the metric system anyway.



my 2c



Iain


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