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So Canadian cars should have a KPH speedo then?? Jim Henningsen=20
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> On Sep 6, 2019, at 3:06 PM, Keith Stewart <keithstewart@bell.net> wrote:
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> Canada switched to metric in 1970 under Pierre Trudeau (our current Prime M=
inister=E2=80=99s father). In 1971, the government created a =E2=80=9CMetric=
Commission=E2=80=9D to oversee the process.
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> Keith Stewart
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> John asked:
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> What year did Canada switch from miles to Kilometres? Normal practice for c=
hanging legislation was for the new requirement to be built in to the car at=
least one calendar year in advance. This did not necessarily apply to US Fe=
deral specs because they often were not confirmed until June of the previous=
model year. That said, when Sweden changed its rule of the road, cars with L=
H steer were being shipped at least three years before the change became eff=
ective.
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dvance. This did not necessarily apply to US Federal specs because they ofte=
n were not confirmed until June of the previous model year. That said, when S=
weden changed its rule of the road, cars with LH steer were being shipped at=
least three years before the change became effective.<o:p></o:p></p></div><=
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