To be blunt, I'm sure it doesn't make sense at all. I've never heard of a speedometer that displayed the speed in meters per second. So the driver would have no reliable way of making use of the information (i.e., to reliably make sure he/she didn't exceed the posted speed).
Now, for wind speed, m/s makes eminent sense. There, we're dealing with whether or not something can be visualized. Bill ________________________________ Bill Potts Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nat Hager III Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 08:54 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41116] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota Prius Not sure that makes any sense... <?> Nat -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 2008 June 15 11:29 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41112] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota Prius Yes, Nat. And signs such as "SLOW Max Speed 10 m/s" rather than in km/h. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:45:08 -0400 >From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:41097] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota >Prius >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > I wish Maine and New Hampshire, who were > experimenting with metric signage last time I drove > through, would use this rather than kilometer > conversions. Saying "½ mile ( 800 m )" might > actually catch on, as opposed to "½ mile (0.8 km)" > which is useless. > > > > If gives the driver the option of noting the > distance in miles or, for the average American, > something that's pretty close to "yards". > > > > Nat > >
