I drive a bit in the southeastern US and don't ever remember seeing
references to the measurements of distance given in kilometers. Hope I
don't ever see such a reference. I can't think of any advantage
whatsoever of converting highway distance measurements in this country.
There are probably more miles or kilometers of improved roads in the US
than the rest of the Americas combined. Certainly North and Central
America, anyway. Should it make sense for any countries to convert, it
would be Canada and Mexico. I fully understand the need for the use of
metrics in manufacturing, for standardization due to export concerns.
But the value of any measurement is relativity. To determine what
distance one has traveled, or at what speed one is traveling, miles and
MPH is every bit as useful to the American motorist as kilometers or
KPH.
My 2 cents, or pence, or pesos, or whatever,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
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Joe Curry wrote:
>
> Not to extend this "beaten to death" thread, but I am curious how many
> of the USA listers live close to an interstate Highway that is
> calibrated in Kilometers? Lets see how much progress has been made
> toward conversion to the metric system.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry
>
> Sumner Weisman wrote:
> >
> > Well, I guess we've beaten this one to death for a while. Like all other
> > threads, I'm sure it will rear its ugly head again in a few months.
> >
> > Two bad puns came out of it:
> >
> > 1. How can we have an "English Vs. Metric" thread? Threads are either
> > English or Metric.
> >
> > 2. The consensus seems to be that we are "inching" our way toward metric
> > standardization. Ouch!
> >
> > Sumner Weisman
>
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