diff --git a/apps/game/src/edit/roads.rs b/apps/game/src/edit/roads.rs
index 6c0e57abb2..cca6f9cd29 100644
--- a/apps/game/src/edit/roads.rs
+++ b/apps/game/src/edit/roads.rs
@@ -830,12 +830,7 @@ fn make_main_panel(
                         Distance::meters(0.1),
                         // Even if the user's settings are set to feet, our step size is in meters, so
                         // just render in meters.
-                        Box::new(|x| {
-                            x.to_string(&UnitFmt {
-                                round_durations: false,
-                                metric: true,
-                            })
-                        }),
+                        Box::new(|x| x.to_string(&UnitFmt::metric())),
                     ),
                 ])
                 .section(ctx),
diff --git a/apps/game/src/ungap/predict.rs b/apps/game/src/ungap/predict.rs
index 0380337365..39f7251845 100644
--- a/apps/game/src/ungap/predict.rs
+++ b/apps/game/src/ungap/predict.rs
@@ -282,12 +282,7 @@ impl Filters {
                     Distance::meters(1.0),
                     // Even if the user's settings are set to feet, our step size is in meters, so
                     // just render in meters.
-                    Box::new(|x| {
-                        x.to_string(&UnitFmt {
-                            round_durations: false,
-                            metric: true,
-                        })
-                    }),
+                    Box::new(|x| x.to_string(&UnitFmt::metric())),
                 ),
             ]),
         ])
diff --git a/geom/src/lib.rs b/geom/src/lib.rs
index 75dbb168f0..71f5639057 100644
--- a/geom/src/lib.rs
+++ b/geom/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ pub struct UnitFmt {
     pub metric: bool,
 }
 
+impl UnitFmt {
+    /// Default settings using metric.
+    pub fn metric() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            round_durations: true,
+            metric: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 pub struct CornerRadii {
     pub top_left: f64,
diff --git a/widgetry_demo/src/lib.rs b/widgetry_demo/src/lib.rs
index 9db11c73f9..5979e77844 100644
--- a/widgetry_demo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/widgetry_demo/src/lib.rs
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ impl Demo {
                     max_x: Some(Time::START_OF_DAY + self.elapsed),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
-                UnitFmt {
-                    round_durations: true,
-                    metric: true,
-                },
+                UnitFmt::metric(),
             ),
         ]))
         // Don't let the panel exceed this percentage of the window. Scrollbars appear