It is June 16 and I am wondering if Ireland has begun its advertising campaign for km/h.
Norm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Wade VMS Systems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 12:07 Subject: [USMA:25697] Re: Joke about Irish metric speed limts > >What a real great french akkkenteu ;) > > Almost as authentic as the Irish accent implied by the guard ! > > Seriously though, at least this deadline is registering on the public's > radar. The Dept of Transport says that it intends doing the changeover > of speed signs in Summer 2004. Of course, it has stated its intentions > of doing this on at least 3 failed deadlines, but the Summer 2004 time > frame has appeared in a couple of newspapers, which will make another > missed deadline more visible. The ridicule of the published article was > more aimed at the contradictory signs that metric per se. > > The person I spoke to in the Dept of Transport said there would be a > public announcement at the end of May 2003, with an advertizing campaign > to follow. I will be abroad at that time, but if there is an announcement > in the Irish Times, I'm sure Han will relay it to the list. > > On the car instrumentation side, I have not been able to ascertain what > the deadline for metric dash equipment is. There are no car assembly plants > in this country, and currently most new cars are imported from factories in > the UK, as they make right hand drives. Unfortunately, they also make > them with imperial guages. Hopefully, the Dept of Transport will force > them to make the change soon. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Wade | EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > EuroKom | X400: g=tom;s=wade;o=eurokom;p=eurokom; > Unit A2 | a=eirmail400;c=ie > Nutgrove Office Park | Tel: +353 (1) 296-9696 > Rathfarnham | Fax: +353 (1) 296-9697 > Dublin 14 | Disclaimer: This is not a disclaimer > Ireland | Tip: "Friends don't let friends do Unix !" > >
