05:1605:16, 19 April 2024diffhist−113
Seat belt legislation
Removed reference to fines up to $50 which was implied for the states of NH, MI, AR & MO by the context of the sentence. As already stated elsewhere NH does NOT require use at all for adults, and others states have varying maximum fines, e.g. $10 in Missouri as a secondary citation.
02:2102:21, 31 January 2024diffhist−74
Seat belt legislation
Stating that states/countries have mandated use if sufficient. The uncited, and often disputed, claim that they have saved thousands is not relevant to this opening section.Tag: Reverted
02:1602:16, 31 January 2024diffhist−1,432
Seat belt legislation
Removed EU entry in table. First, the EU is not a country. Second, regardless of whatever directives the EU passes, it is up to individual member nations to implement those into national law.Tag: Reverted
23:2323:23, 15 January 2024diffhist−135
Police vehicles in Japan
Removed reference to red for emergency, blue for police vehicles in the United States, as colors used vary from state to state. Some states allow fire trucks and ambulances to use red & blue, while others reserve blue for police only. Police vehicles in some states are commonly equipped with red & blue, while those in some states use blue alone.
21 October 2023
07:5907:59, 21 October 2023diffhist−9
Subscriber trunk dialling
Changed to reflect the reality that an STD code is required on SOME calls (to/from mobile numbers, within areas which have adopted a closed numbering scheme). not MOST calls as stated.
06:4006:40, 9 August 2023diffhist+2
Mains electricity
Corrected tolerance for U.K. specification prior to adoption of the European 230V standard. Permitted tolerance was plus/minus 6%, NOT 10%.