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DfT imperialists waste more taxpayers’ money
The Department for Transport, who once described metrication of road signs as “a waste of taxpayers’ money”, have themselves been condemned by a House of Commons Select Committee for wasting £71 million on building 66 motorcycle testing stations in order … Continue reading
Posted in General, Road signs, Transport
Tagged Department for Transport, DfT, imperial road signs, metrication, speed limit
9 Comments
Crazy proposal to raise speed limits above speed limiter settings
As a bizarre consequence of the failure to switch to metric speed limits, the Department for Transport (DfT) is proposing to raise the motorway speed limit of coaches and buses from 60 mph (96.6 km/h) to 65 mph (104.6 km/h). That’s 4.6 % faster … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Road signs, Transport
Tagged metric road signs, metric speed limits, metrication, speed limiters
19 Comments
Imperial confusion on new tunnel signs
Transport for London (TfL) was today criticised by the UK Metric Association (UKMA) for bungling the erection of new signs at the Rotherhithe tunnel, including banning all vehicles over 33 inches long from using the tunnel – and for wasting … Continue reading
Posted in General, Road signs, Transport
Tagged bridge strikes, imperial road signs, metric, TfL, Transport for London
22 Comments
Is the DfT part of the Government?
The Transport Department’s refusal to comply with Government policy on metrication is the biggest remaining obstacle to completing the metric changeover. But how can the DfT defend this example of non-joined-up government?
Posted in Road signs, Transport
20 Comments
Why do nautical miles linger on?
I recently had an exchange of correspondence with an acquaintance (a former RAF pilot) who tried to explain to me why most of the world of aviation still uses nautical miles and knots rather than kilometres and km/h. The explanation … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Technical, Transport
Tagged aviation, Chinook, knot, nautical mile
27 Comments
Electric cars – an opportunity for SI, or a threat?
The arrival of electric cars on our streets will draw attention to measures for comparing performance.
Posted in Consumer affairs, Technical, Transport
Tagged car, fuel consumption, power output
12 Comments
Signs review disregards Welsh road users
The Department for Transport (DfT) is failing to address the needs of Welsh road users, and international traffic, when considering road sign designs in its Traffic Signs Policy Review.
Posted in Law, Road signs, Transport
Tagged imperial road signs, metric road signs, Vienna Convention, Wales
9 Comments
End of imperial-only restriction signs
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its intention to finally end the use of imperial-only width and height restriction signs on Britain’s roads.
Posted in Law, Road signs, Transport
Tagged bridge strikes, imperial road signs, metric road signs
23 Comments
Chaos comes to National Cycle Network signs
In an apparent admission that cycle route signs showing distances in miles are not meaningful to cyclists, the Department for Transport is proposing to allow authorities the option of using signs that show journey times in hrs and mins instead … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Road signs, Transport
Tagged cycle route, journey time, metric, metric road signs, minutes, sustrans
7 Comments
Traffic Signs Review produces INACTION plan
The Transport Department’s current review of traffic signs has so far avoided any mention of the “m” word and is likely to be a failure. UKMA has therefore produced its own proposals.
Posted in Road signs, Transport
32 Comments