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On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:40:44 +0100
Phil <phil@anonymous.invalid> wrote:

> On 20/09/2024 11:10, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
> > Helmut Richter wrote:
> >=20
> >> And easier to remember than 1.609344. But when will you need such prec=
ision?
> >> 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 =3D 1.6 k=
m would
> >> have allowed you 31.2500 mph.
> >=20
> > 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:
> >=20
> >    	  50 km =3D 30 mi
> >    	  80 km =3D 50 mi
> >    	110 km =3D 70 mi (2 km too much)
> >    	130 km =3D 80 mi
> >=20
>=20
>=20
> I was more than a little surprised, just this morning, to find that in=20
> my local branch of Halfords, for a mere =A33.99, I can buy a handy guide=
=20
> to stick on my windscreen:
>=20
> <https://www.halfords.com/motoring/travel-accessories/travel-equipment/sp=
eedright-safety-device-181812.html?stockInventory=3Dundefined>
>=20
> I can't help wondering who, in the 21st century, is expected to buy this=
=20
> "safety device".

Classic cars without dual display?=20
>=20
But requiring scriptytosh to view the website is standard.=20


--=20
Bah, and indeed Humbug.