• mcSibiss@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    By that logic, Americans should use km/h instead of mph. Going 0-100 is much better than 0-60. For the same reason you keep telling us why Fahrenheit is so much more intuitive.

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      2 months ago

      Actually, it’s the other way around. 100 degrees F weather is really hot. Driving 100 MPH is really fast.

      In metric we have 40 degrees C weather is really hot, and driving…uhhh… (gets out a calculator)… 160 km/h is really fast.

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        2 months ago

        You guys have a lot of Max 100 zones?

        Because in km/h, we got lots of those

        Also you calculate acceleration using 0-100 mph?

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          2 months ago

          I think the highest speed limit I have seen in America is 85mph, which is around 135km/h. Typical highway speed limits though are 65mph, but everyone goes 5-10 over (105-120km/h).

          The nice thing about mph is the whole mile a minute at 60mph. Makes it easy to mentally estimate time of arrival.

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            2 months ago

            Highest I have driven on is 130km/h, but it has no speed enforcement.