Hi Bob.

17-Aug-03 11:02:04, Bob Lawrence wrote to Brenton

 Br>> Every motor vehicle (not being a trailer) manufactured on or
 Br>> after 1 July 1974 and capable of being driven at a speed in
 Br>> excess of 40 kilometres per hour on a level road must be fitted
 Br>> with a speedometer that must: (a) indicate the speed at which the
 Br>> vehicle is being driven in kilometres per hour, and

 Br>> (b) indicate, when the vehicle is travelling at a speed in excess
 Br>> of 50 kilometres per hour, a speed that is not more than 10- less
 Br>> than the actual speed, and

 BL> Firstly, I suppose you quoted it incorrectly, and that is should
 BL> read "... is not more than 10% less than..."

 BL> I've spent *years* interpreting government-written specsm and as
 BL> usual, this is totally ambiguous. What it *says* is that the
 BL> speedo must read at least 10% low,

:) It could be interpreted that way...

the speedo may read no more than the actual speed less 10 percent.

but I uunderstyand it to mean

the speed may read below the actual speed by nor more than 10 percent.

(assuming 10- means 10%)

 BL> You do have English as a first language, don't you. *You* read it
 BL> again. It is not "clearly stated" at all. It never is.

yeahm it only appears to be clear.

 -=> Bye <=-

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