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It is consistent. It's consistent with mph, which is what people have been using for decades to measure speeds. Using a / is technically correct, sure, but it'
by david-given 11y ago
It is consistent. It's consistent with mph, which is what people have been using for decades to measure speeds.
Using a / is technically correct, sure, but it's also technical language and where I'm from people are unlikely to use that. They simply wouldn't think to abbreviate the 'per' in 'kilometres per hour' to a slash, any more than they'd think to abbreviate 'miles per hour' to 'm/s'. So, kph.
- freehunter 11y agoEven in America, where kilometers aren't used on any roads really anywhere in the country, our speedometers still read mph and km/h. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/11/2002-chevrolet-monte-carlo-ss-dale-earnhardt-edition-speedometer-opt.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/11/2002-c...