On Sat, 6 Jan 2001 09:46:29 -0500, you wrote:
>2001-01-06
>
>>From the Daily Mail, 7.12.00
>
>SIGN POINTS THE WAY TO EUROLAND
>by Jonathan Irwin
...
>Paul Walter, of the AA, called the sign 'astonishing'. He said:' Leeds City
>Council have no authority to erect this sign. In the UK we would need a
>ten-year lead time to change to metric and also to educate drivers about the
>difference between miles and kilometres'.
>
>His concerns were echoes by the RAC. Spokesman Kevin Delaney said: 'The vast
>majority of people don't understand kilometres. At best this sign is simply
>meaningless, and at worst it is a real distraction'.
I'm somewhat surprised and disappointed by the reaction of the AA and
RAC. Both organisations have told me several times that they favour a
change to metric signs. In fact, it was from one of them that I first
learned of Ireland's changeover!
Chris
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