How Fast Are You Driving?
By Barrington H.
Brennen
November 24,
2011
PDF Format
Conversion Chart
Do you
know how fast you are driving? I ask that question because most
automobiles in The Bahamas have speedometers that are measured
in kilometers per our and we are a country that uses the measurement
miles per hour. Most of us only know about meters and
kilometers in track and field sports—100 meter, 200 meters,
etc. Even then, we have only learned them by route and have not
taken the time to understand the metric system. However, where
it matters most, our automobiles, we are totally ignorant.
How
can we have a country that boasts of parliamentary democracy for
more that 250 years and where laws and policies govern everyone
but in this most crucial area it is sadly lacking? Could this
be a sign of lawlessness? Could this be a sign of laziness and
a don’t-care attitude? How can you know that the police
accusation of how fast you are driving is correct if you really
cannot interpret the speedometer in your car? This is very
serious. For the past 20 years I also owned cars with
kilometers (KM/H) but I have tried to memorize the conversion
figures to miles per hour but I have failed miserably.
This
might seem simple to many but it is really very serious. It
might be a sign of ot
her weaknesses in our society. It might be
a sign of the inability of leaders and residents in all areas of
society to be transparent, disciplined, and people of integrity.
How have we allowed so many years to pass just ignoring that
this very important instrument does not fit our country’s
standard of operations? Is that stupidity, laziness, or
ignorance?
Every
road sign that tells us how fast to drive is measured in miles
per hour, yet our automobiles has kilometers per hour. Wow, that
causes confusion. I wonder where this inability to make the
connection between legal instructions and policies, to
instruments of measurement started. Did it start in our homes
by teaching our children that we do not have to be honest in
every thing we do? Many are taught that we can take our
neighbors fruits off the tree without asking. We lie to the
immigration officer and feel that it is quite appropriate. Is
this also a sign of spiritual lethargy in our country? Most of
us profess to be Christian but it seems as though our
speedometers need to be “converted.” We not do it because we
think God is not that concerned about transparency and this
“little thing.” Is he? Yes he is? Luke 8:17 states: “For
there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing
concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.”
THE
SPEED LIMITS
Why
aren’t the speed signs written in both kilometers per hour and
milers per hour? Or why are we allowed to import automobiles
with instruments not parallel with our road policies? That must
change. Here is how we can start. Since with have so many
vehicles with speedometers measured in kilometers, my suggestion
is that the government simply requires every automobile have a
small conversion card (converting kilometers per hour to mile
per hour) on each dashboard. This should be required to obtain
automobile license each year. Also it would be wise for
everyone to memorize the conversion of popular speed limits used
in The Bahamas. For example, what are 15, 25, 35, and 45 miles
per hour in kilometers per hour? Many are not aware that the
fastest we can legally drive anywhere in The Bahamas is 72.4
kilometers per hour. Downtown Bay Street has a speed limit of
15 miles per hour which is 24.2 kilometers per hour. Below is
a conversion
chart I encourage you to cut out and place on your
dashboard. Also try to memorize key speed limits. I encourage
all pastors and business owners to distribute this conversion
card to everyone this week.
How Fast Are You Driving?
Keep this list in your car
Print Out Conversion Chart for Your Car
|
Km/h |
MPH |
|
5 |
3 |
|
10 |
6 |
|
20 |
12 |
|
24 |
15 |
|
30 |
19 |
|
40 |
45 |
|
45 |
27 |
|
50 |
31 |
|
56 |
35 |
|
60 |
37 |
|
72 |
45 |
|
80 |
50 |
|
90 |
56 |
|
100 |
62 |
|
110 |
68 |
|
120 |
75 |
|
130 |
81 |
Send your questions
and comments to Barrington Brennen, P.O. Box CB-13019 or call
1242 327 1980 or email
question@soencouragement.org or visit
www.soencouragement.org
