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   Peter Moylan to Bertel Lund Hansen   
   Re: OT: Converting miles/km   
   23 Sep 24 17:25:09   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: peter@pmoylan.org   
      
   On 23/09/24 15:50, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:   
   > lar3ryca wrote:   
   >   
   >>> I haven't neede it, but just for fun I have calculated the Danish speed   
   >>> limits in miles. If you want round firgures, it's:   
   >>>   
   >>>     	  50 km = 30 mi   
   >>>     	  80 km = 50 mi   
   >>>     	110 km = 70 mi (2 km too much)   
   >>>     	130 km = 80 mi   
   >>   
   >> 'mi' should be 'MPH'.   
   >   
   > No. km ~ mi   
      
   And the analogue of mph is km/h.   
      
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