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It would be great to switch and use metric exclusively, but think of how cost prohibitive it would be. In the transportation industry alone you are talking abou
by chrsstrm 13y ago
It would be great to switch and use metric exclusively, but think of how cost prohibitive it would be. In the transportation industry alone you are talking about replacing all signage (speed limit signs, mile marker signs, distance to X signs), swapping units on cars and trucks by default, converting gas stations to use liters, and of course re-writing all traffic laws that are speed related.
When you really look at what it would take to switch, I think the only real barrier is more cash than anyone would be willing to spend.
The upside of a complete changeover would be the incredibly lucrative consulting gigs to assist all involved.
- penthehuman 13y agoYou have to start somewhere though, it can be a transition over time as well. Say a law was passed that all new roadside signs erected from date X will have both m and km, then at date y, years down the road, all new signs only list km. For cars, just use the same dials and displays they use in Canadian cars, metric is the primary unit with imperial also shown, again, on new cars only, no need to retrofit all old vehicles.