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minus-squareHamsterRage@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoWhenever we visit the UK we set the GPS units to metric. I have no feel for what, “In 140 yards, turn right”, means. So having directions in metric while the street signs are in Imperial actually works best.
minus-squareIronDonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year ago I have no feel for what, “In 140 yards, turn right”, means. “In a bit less than 140 meters, turn right.”
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThose 300, 200, 100 yard countdown signs before a motorway exit ( /// // / ) might actually be 100 metres away from each other
Whenever we visit the UK we set the GPS units to metric. I have no feel for what, “In 140 yards, turn right”, means. So having directions in metric while the street signs are in Imperial actually works best.
“In a bit less than 140 meters, turn right.”
Those 300, 200, 100 yard countdown signs before a motorway exit ( /// // / ) might actually be 100 metres away from each other