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Miles per hour (mph, m.p.h., MPH, or mi/h) is a British imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of miles travelled in one hour. It is used in the United Kingdom , the United States , and a number of smaller countries, most of which are UK or US territories, or have close historical ties with the UK or US.
When James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne in 1603, England and Scotland had different systems of measure. Superficially the English and the Scots units of measure were similar – many had the same names – but there were differences in their sizes: in particular the Scots pint and gallon were more than twice the size of their English counterparts. [3]
In 1998 the TRL reported [7] that signed 20 mph (32 km/h) speed limits only reduced traffic speeds by about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) and delivered no discernible reduction in accident numbers but that 20 mph (32 km/h) zones achieved average speed reductions of 10 mph (16 km/h) with child pedestrian accident reductions of 70% and child cyclist accident ...
The most recent college to be established is Robinson, which was built in the late 1970s. Most recently, in March 2010, Homerton College achieved full university college status, making it technically the university's newest full college. In medieval times, many colleges were founded so that their members could pray for the souls of the founders.
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There would however still be a need to handle both mph and km/h in driver cabs. [5] A 2010 voluntary standards document published by the Rail Safety & Standards Board addressed this issue when it recommended that the speedometer of a ETCS system be designed so that it switches automatically between mph and km/h depending on the route being ...
MPH or mph is a common abbreviation of miles per hour, a measurement of speed. MPH may also refer to: MPH, a 2014–2015 comic book series by Mark Millar and Duncan Fegredo; Make Poverty History, campaign to end poverty in Africa; Manlius Pebble Hill School, DeWitt, New York, US; Martinair's airline code; Master of Public Health, degree