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[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And expensive. Imagine the cost of changing the entire road network over to use metric.

"Minister, we have a cunning way to lower the speed limits, and go metric, at the same time..."

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not just the speed limits that need changing, basically any sign with a distance on it too.

[–] Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

“Oh Bernard, you mustn’t confuse the minister with such matters! Speed is distance over time, and the civil service has long wanted to redefine time…”

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Unfortunately, only local auth councillors tend to have any interest in lowering the limit.

Well at least since 1967 when the M1 was first given the perm 70mph limit.