Hello All!
This is my first contribution in a while, so bear with me...
I have seen other metric signage in the US of A in my travels. Among the most notable include:
1. ONE. Thats right! ONE metric sign between Santa Fe, NM and Exit 419 of I-25. That sign was the typical green sign that lists distant cities in one column and their respective distances in another column.
2. About eight years ago, I traveled with my parents to Mt. St. Helens N.V.M in SW Washington. Once we got into the monument I started to see dual-measurement distance and dual-measurement speed limit signage. If anyone has been there more recently, could they confirm that they are still there or not?
METRIC RULES!
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Cole Kingsbury
USMA Member - Age 19
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I have written to the feds to ask about the metric signs as folows
Dear Mr Ranck,
I was pleasantly surprised as I drove through Louisville on Saturday to see metric distance road signs.
The only other place that I have seen them in the south is in the Bush International Airport in Houston.
I was wondering if these sign types are accepted for use in other parts of the USA?
I was also wondering how the St Peters City experiment on metric signs has gone?
You might be interested to know that a number of our classes are now taught fully in metric. With the increasing number of our students who take a semester of study in Europe there is increased pressure for metric classes. Our students are required to take this study or complete an internship.John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional Engineer
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University, Department of Construction Science
Langford AC Rm: A414 MD 3137, College Station, TX 77843-3137
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I will let you all know the response when it comes.
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Subject: [USMA:30710] Metric Signs
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:13:12 -0700
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Hello are these tests that some states are conducting are they new tests or have they been going on for a long time. I tried to find info on the web site that Phill gave but i couldn't find the info. Sometimes it's hard to find stuff with the speech software. In these states that are doing metric speed and distance sign test it would be interesting to know what kind of feedback they are getting. It would be great if the feedback is positive. John MercerJohn Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional Engineer
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University, Department of Construction Science
Langford AC Rm: A414 MD 3137, College Station, TX 77843-3137
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Telephone: 979 845 6541
Facsimile: 979 862 1572
Web site :http://archone.tamu.edu/architecture/faculty/nichols/mainframe.html
