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Monthly Archives: May 2012
DfT cost claims busted
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) now puts forward cost as the principal reason for the failure to convert road traffic signs to metric. Ronnie Cohen reports on a major study he has recently carried out, using the Freedom of … Continue reading
Posted in General, Myths, Road signs, Transport
Tagged costs, Department for Transport, DfT, distance, estimate, manufacturers, metric, metrication, replacement, Road signs, speed, suppliers, transport, UKMA
33 Comments
Howe calls for metrication progress
Lord Howe of Aberavon, the former Conservative Chancellor and Deputy Prime Minister, intervened in the Queen’s Speech debate on Tuesday to reiterate his call for the Government to complete the conversion of the UK’s weights and measures to metric units. … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, Road signs
Tagged bridge strikes, Department for Transport, dual-unit, metrication, weights and measures
45 Comments
Understanding body weight and height in metric units
It was inevitable that the selection of London to host the Olympic Games would bring into focus some of the consequences of the UK’s measurement muddle. Metric Views looks at one aspect, the measurement of body height and weight, measured … Continue reading
Fire hydrant signs – a successful metric conversion
Metric Views looks at a successful but unsung project that took place during the early years of the UK’s metric transition. We speculate what might have occurred had this job been the responsibility, not of local government, but of the … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Road signs, Technical
Tagged DfT, fire hydrant signs, metric road signs
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