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minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·2 months agoBecause kph is the most recognisable term to most people without having to stop and think about it for a couple seconds
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoNo it’s not. Countries that properly to metric cultural eons ago refer to it as km/h in signage, speedometers, and literature.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoProbably a regional thing.
minus-squareZucca@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoOk. This has to be something that’s different in America and Europe then. At least here, in Finland, we always write km/h. Because I was one who needed to pause for a second until I got what kph meant.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYeah, it’s probably regional
minus-squareZucca@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoTo think of it - I think the only occasion where we use p in place of / is rpm.
Because kph is the most recognisable term to most people without having to stop and think about it for a couple seconds
No it’s not. Countries that properly to metric cultural eons ago refer to it as km/h in signage, speedometers, and literature.
Probably a regional thing.
Ok. This has to be something that’s different in America and Europe then. At least here, in Finland, we always write km/h.
Because I was one who needed to pause for a second until I got what kph meant.
Yeah, it’s probably regional
To think of it - I think the only occasion where we use p in place of / is rpm.
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