XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:40:44 +0100   
   Phil  wrote:   
      
   > On 20/09/2024 11:10, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:   
   > > Helmut Richter wrote:   
   > >    
   > >> And easier to remember than 1.609344. But when will you need such   
   precision?   
   > >> For instance, when you drive on German roads outside villages, you must   
   > >> reduce your speed to 31.0685 mph whereas the rough rule 1 mi = 1.6 km   
   would   
   > >> have allowed you 31.2500 mph.   
   > >    
   > > 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   
   > >    
   >    
   >    
   > I was more than a little surprised, just this morning, to find that in    
   > my local branch of Halfords, for a mere £3.99, I can buy a handy guide    
   > to stick on my windscreen:   
   >    
   >    
   >    
   > I can't help wondering who, in the 21st century, is expected to buy this    
   > "safety device".   
      
   Classic cars without dual display?    
   >    
   But requiring scriptytosh to view the website is standard.    
      
      
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