[Tagging] weight limit in short tons

[Warin]

On 01/02/19 11:28, Kevin Kenny wrote:

> I wonder whether we are arguing hypotheticals here.

Well long tones (lt) helps explain short tons.

Both lbs and kg appear in the data base .. so I'll add them.

So do 'person', I assume for a lift/elevator. Add that too.
There are some strange units ..example 'm' ?

>
> Is there still highway signage, anywhere, with weight limits in long
> tons? I don't know, but I'd have imagined that the UK would have gone
> to metric signs a long time ago. (I imagine that there are still
> historic bridges with the old placards on them - but that's like
> coding '5 shillings fine for driving a waggon across this bridge at a
> pace faster than a walk' on the old placard.)
>
> I've traveled the US fairly extensively, and I've never seen a traffic
> sign in cwt. (Or indeed, anything else, although I understand that
> it's still a unit in wholesale commerce of some goods.) Instead of
> saying '30 cwt', a load sign here would say '1.5 tons' or '1½ tons' or
> '3000 lbs'.

There are 2 in the data base with 30 cwt ...

Way403519212 <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/403519212>

Way91738326 <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/91738326>

Both in the UK and both parking areas.

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