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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
[[File:World Map of Speed Limit Units on Traffic Signs.svg|thumb|[[Speed limit]] units on [[traffic sign]]s around the world: | [[File:World Map of Speed Limit Units on Traffic Signs.svg|thumb|[[Speed limit]] units on [[traffic sign]]s around the world: | ||
{{legend|#005ce6|Kilometres per hour (km/h)}} | {{legend|#005ce6|[[Kilometres per hour]] (km/h)}} | ||
{{legend|#ff8000|Miles per hour (mph)}} | {{legend|#ff8000|Miles per hour (mph)}} | ||
{{legend|#22b14c|Both}} | {{legend|#22b14c|Both}} | ||
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[[File:UK 50 mph speed limit sign.jpg|thumb|upright|50 mph speed limit sign in the United Kingdom]] | [[File:UK 50 mph speed limit sign.jpg|thumb|upright|50 mph speed limit sign in the United Kingdom]] | ||
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*[[Bahamas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40272:major-hurricanes-to-hit-the-bahamas&catid=84:hurricane|title=The Nassau Guardian|publisher=The Nassau Guardian|access-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226134053/http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40272:major-hurricanes-to-hit-the-bahamas&catid=84:hurricane|archive-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> | *[[Bahamas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40272:major-hurricanes-to-hit-the-bahamas&catid=84:hurricane|title=The Nassau Guardian|publisher=The Nassau Guardian|access-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226134053/http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40272:major-hurricanes-to-hit-the-bahamas&catid=84:hurricane|archive-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> | ||
*[[Belize]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amandala.com.bz/news/?p=263765&upm_export=pdf|title=Ideas and Opinions – Marijuana – another perspective - Amandala Newspaper|website=amandala.com.bz|date=26 October 2012 |access-date=29 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130918101337/http://amandala.com.bz/news/?p=263765&upm_export=pdf|archive-date=18 September 2013}}</ref> | *[[Belize]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amandala.com.bz/news/?p=263765&upm_export=pdf|title=Ideas and Opinions – Marijuana – another perspective - Amandala Newspaper|website=amandala.com.bz|date=26 October 2012 |access-date=29 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130918101337/http://amandala.com.bz/news/?p=263765&upm_export=pdf|archive-date=18 September 2013}}</ref> | ||
*[[Dominica]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/ophelia-less-organised-but-still-a-strong-tropical-storm/|title=Ophelia less organised but still a strong tropical storm|publisher=Dominica News Online|access-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301191854/http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/ophelia-less-organised-but-still-a-strong-tropical-storm/|archive-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> | *[[Dominica]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/ophelia-less-organised-but-still-a-strong-tropical-storm/|title=Ophelia less organised but still a strong tropical storm|date=22 September 2011 |publisher=Dominica News Online|access-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301191854/http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/ophelia-less-organised-but-still-a-strong-tropical-storm/|archive-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> | ||
*[[Grenada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grenadabroadcast.com/news/other/15927-troublesome-figures|title=George Grant - TROUBLESOME FIGURES|publisher=Grenada Broadcast|date=4 July 2013|access-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301151310/http://www.grenadabroadcast.com/news/other/15927-troublesome-figures|archive-date=1 March 2014 }}</ref> | *[[Grenada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grenadabroadcast.com/news/other/15927-troublesome-figures|title=George Grant - TROUBLESOME FIGURES|publisher=Grenada Broadcast|date=4 July 2013|access-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301151310/http://www.grenadabroadcast.com/news/other/15927-troublesome-figures|archive-date=1 March 2014 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Liberia]] (occasionally){{refn|1=Some signs are explicitly labeled in miles per hour,<ref>{{cite web|title=Image by draperc|work=[[Mapillary]]|date=9 September 2018|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/rRQhpVZYDFklcp8oWe1B5A}}</ref> but most are either explicitly<ref>{{cite web|title=Image by draperc|work=Mapillary|date=9 September 2018|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/rus0GTiGvcb6DIZzDRgevQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/OkmgUecAgpBPeloj6D6uxg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/DGMzTH-GSmcOyKfAB7bElg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/0z03JxfeqLhNyoNQkCS3Aw}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/SDxlSc95Q5yyGY_SaHiIGg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/q5-Kh0S1jSH-khLm28tFeg}}</ref> or implicitly measured in kilometers per hour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Image by danbjoseph|first=Dan B.|last=Joseph|work=Mapillary|date=14 April 2016|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/MLcmRHdx62oi2j_GsLkzhQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/NRGs7Obh7pmIINLZnQK15Q}}</ref>}} | *[[Liberia]] (occasionally){{refn|1=Some signs are explicitly labeled in miles per hour,<ref>{{cite web|title=Image by draperc|work=[[Mapillary]]|date=9 September 2018|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/rRQhpVZYDFklcp8oWe1B5A}}</ref> but most are either explicitly<ref>{{cite web|title=Image by draperc|work=Mapillary|date=9 September 2018|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/rus0GTiGvcb6DIZzDRgevQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/OkmgUecAgpBPeloj6D6uxg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/DGMzTH-GSmcOyKfAB7bElg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/0z03JxfeqLhNyoNQkCS3Aw}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/SDxlSc95Q5yyGY_SaHiIGg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/q5-Kh0S1jSH-khLm28tFeg}}</ref> or implicitly measured in kilometers per hour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Image by danbjoseph|first=Dan B.|last=Joseph|work=Mapillary|date=14 April 2016|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/MLcmRHdx62oi2j_GsLkzhQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Image by mkanyala|work=Mapillary|date=11 September 2017|access-date=21 April 2019|url=https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/NRGs7Obh7pmIINLZnQK15Q}}</ref>}} | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[ | * [[Acceleration]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Kilometres per hour]] | ||
*[[Velocity]] | * [[Velocity]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 10 October 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox unit 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.
Usage
Kilometres per hour (km/h)
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Road traffic
Speed limits and road traffic speeds are given in miles per hour in the following jurisdictions:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas[1]
- Belize[2]
- Dominica[3]
- Grenada[4]
- Liberia (occasionally)Template:Refn
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Palau
- Saint Kitts and Nevis[5]
- Saint Lucia[6]
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[7]
- United Kingdom[8]
- The following British Overseas Territories:
- The Crown dependencies:
- United States[16]
- The following United States overseas dependencies:
Rail networks
Miles per hour is the unit used on the US, Canadian and Irish rail systems.[22][23][24] Miles per hour is also used on British rail systems, excluding trams, some light metro systems, the Channel Tunnel and High Speed 1.[25]
Nautical and aeronautical usage
Nautical and aeronautical applications favour the knot as a common unit of speed. (One knot is one nautical mile per hour, with a nautical mile being exactly 1,852 metres or about 6,076 feet.)
Other usage
In some countries mph may be used to express the speed of delivery of a ball in sporting events such as cricket, tennis and baseball.
Conversions
1 mph = Template:Val (exactly) = Template:Val (exactly)
See also
References
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