Posted by B. Peg on May 11, 2009, 12:54 pm
>> If I follow one more "metric" tourist or "metric" (okay, they're short
>> too) illegal driving 33 MPH because they think the "SPEED LIMIT 50"
>> sign is in KPH "I'ma gonna screama!" (i.e. 50mph 3kph).
> What kind of drugs are you on?
> NIST publications as well as several other ways of calculating lead to a
> conversion factor of 1.609344.
> 50 kph is 31 mph, not 33 mph.
> And I'll chalk the kph/mph transposition up to just simple typos.
Yeah. You're right. I got it all mixed up like they do.
Never mind. They go 30-33MPH and figgin' sign says "Speed Limit 50"
(meaning MPH). Whatever it translates to I understand their issue in the
KPH and MPH conversion. I just hit the KPH to MPH button on the dash and I
may be off on my own speed (I try to convert at 33KPH just to see, and I
often get 50MPH back form the display).
But still, 33MPH in a 50MPH zone *for miles*...arrrgh! Bad as me leaving
the bike's blinkers on for miles too - but least I ain't going 33MPH though.
B~
Posted by rbartell on May 11, 2009, 11:01 am
A quote from Robert Heinlein "Never underestimate the power of human
stupidity".
Remember, there are two groups of cagers out there: the ones that
don't see you, and the ones that do see you and are trying to kill
you.
Lucky there was no gravel on the shoulder like there is here in
Michigan...
>> too) illegal driving 33 MPH because they think the "SPEED LIMIT 50"
>> sign is in KPH "I'ma gonna screama!" (i.e. 50mph 3kph).
> What kind of drugs are you on?
> NIST publications as well as several other ways of calculating lead to a
> conversion factor of 1.609344.
> 50 kph is 31 mph, not 33 mph.
> And I'll chalk the kph/mph transposition up to just simple typos.