MP Nigel Evans has slammed calls to convert road signs from imperial to metric measurements.
He said the move, called for by the UK Metric Association and backed by former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, would cost £80million.
Mr Evans said he had asked for safety measures on the A59 and been told there was not enough money.
"That metric fanatics want to spend such a huge sum on the metrication of Britain when people's lives are still at risk on our roads is a joke," he said.
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