I have not yet found anything in the Irish Times about the metrication of Irish speed limits; I will be going to Ireland on June 24, next Tuesday.
Han ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman & Nancy Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2003-06-16 2:03 Subject: [USMA:26106] Re: Joke about Irish metric speed limts > 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 !" > > > > > > >
