While good as far as it goes, this study is based on far too much dated material (1970s) to properly reflect today's realities, while not really telling us much we didn't already know. Many of the arguments against highway metrication put foward in the 1970s have since been proven to be fallacious, by other countries that have converted (Canada, Australia, South Africa, Republic of Ireland, etc) , and this aspect needs to be addressed. Likewise the many comments about the economics of converting (the costs of NOT converting are needed to balance the arugument), while the resistance due to what is called American exceptionalism (and which we see in the UK also, but for slightly different reasons) also need to be viewed in the context of the world order in terms of how it actually exists today, not how it used to exist in the 1970s or how we wished it still existed.
John F-L ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 11:42 PM Subject: [USMA:48640] Road metrication resistance Dear All, Those of you interested in roads might find this survey interesting. It was published in August 2010. http://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=etd Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
