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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Could London bus accident have been prevented?
This weekend we heard the sad news that 26 people were injured when a double-deck bus hit a low bridge in Tottenham, north London. But could this accident have been prevented? Likes(24)Dislikes(16)
Posted in Road signs, Transport
Tagged Department for Transport, DfT, dual-unit, height, measurement units, metric, metric road signs, Road signs, TSRGD
29 Comments
How can people’s behaviour be changed?
One of our regular contributors, Phil Hall, looks at the success of the recently-introduced plastic bag charge in England, and asks if there are lessons for the completion of the UK’s stalled metric changeover. Likes(7)Dislikes(7)
Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General
Tagged behavioural changes, Education, human behaviour, measurement units, plastic bag charge
6 Comments
Why ten and not twelve?
This is a question that often arises during discussions on the merits of the metric system. Martin Vlietstra, one of our regular readers, provides some thoughts on the matter, coincidentally on 10 October. Likes(7)Dislikes(12)
Posted in General, History, Science
Tagged decimal, duodecimal, measurement units, metric
7 Comments