...are discussed on other threads.

However, I am going to Jersey this weekend.

Have you ever asked why Jersey has chosen not to metricate it's roads?

After all, it doesn't have all the limitation factors of the UK changing it's signs:-

There can't be many signs on a country measuring 5x7 miles - so the cost will probably be no more than a few quid!

The max limit is 40mph with 30mph being the norm so the risk factor is greatly decreased (so Islanders could simply be told to look at the tiny 50kph number and pretend to ignore the be "30" number on their speedos).

etc etc

And Andy - Jersey is outside the EU so if I apply your argument it should be a crazy little metric country!

So in conclusion - with all the arguments about the UK metricating its roads (or not) why has Jersey decided to stay imperial when switching would be cheap, safe, and easier than even Eire to do.

No doubt I'll have some "opt-out" style excuses - so fire away! I'm all ready to "tut", groan, and role my eyes back in growing disinterest! ;-)

I've never been to any of the channel islands so don't know much about them, but I assume they drive on the left and drive "British" cars? If so then the reasons for them leaving their signs in imperial are obvious.

<<No doubt I'll have some "opt-out" style excuses - so fire away!>>

You never let me down, Andy!

SteveH wrote

<<
There can't be many signs on a country measuring 5x7 miles - so the cost will probably be no more than a few quid!
>>

That is a fallacious argument. Being a small country means that tehre are fewer taxpayers to pay for the change. As a first approximation, may I suggest that the number of road signs per head of population in Jersey is teh same as in the UK, making the cost of the change per head of population the same as the UK.

The most probable reason is that much of their law is copied dierctly from the UK so it makes sense for them to follow the UK lead in such matters. Now that Ireland has metricated, they might well follow suit - after all they are a quasi-independent country and many of the practical reasons (eg RHD cars built to European standard with km/h speedos) now fall away.

<<Being a small country means that tehre are fewer taxpayers to pay for the change.>>

Jersey is a tax haven with people who presumably wouldn't notice a grand missing from their accounts even if you pointed it out.

< As a first approximation, may I suggest that the number of road signs per head of population in Jersey is teh same as in the UK, making the cost of the change per head of population the same as the UK.>>

I doubt it!
Number of motorways = none
Number of major roads = none

Even there number plates are Jnnnn !

<<The most probable reason is that much of their law is copied dierctly from the UK so it makes sense for them to follow the UK lead in such matters.>>

No - there law is as much a copy as Barbados is. "Based upon" maybe.

<< Now that Ireland has metricated, they might well follow suit ->>

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<<after all they are a quasi-independent country and many of the practical reasons (eg RHD cars built to European standard with km/h speedos) now fall away.>>

Bad opt-out excuse. Andy's was better. Think of another one that really counters my argument.