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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

You could do that in old cars too, without even changing anything. A lot of them had a separate ring inside the speedometer showing KPH. But that doesn't mean the person understands the distance when told that their destination is 47 kilometers away and they're accustomed to miles.