You wrote: > That said, we can still convert signs and speeds to metric at any time, we > just need the will to do so. We can certainly continue to design and build > in English but post signs in metric, its just a graphic anyway. Perhaps the > political opposition from Contractors might not have been so great against > sign conversion as it has been towards metric construction, maybe that would > have been an easier win, it still can be... > > Howard Ressel
Dear Howard, Can you give me a bit more detail about how the metric transition was done for roads in New York. For example, did your metrication leaders make a clear decision about which length units were to be used. As you know, I have an interest in whether the New York road authorities chose to use centimetres or not. As I have observed in many places the use of centimetres slows down the metrication process so much that many of the people involved then start to scream about the 'good old days before metric conversion'. I am curious about whether centimetres contributed to the New York reversion to old pre-metric measures. For a detailed discussion about the use of centimetres see the article 'centimetres or millimetres -- which will you choose' that is available as a pdf file at: http://www.metricationmatters.com/articles Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS (USMA), Member NSAA* PO Box 305, Belmont, 3216 Geelong, Australia Phone 61 3 5241 2008 Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online monthly newsletter, 'Metrication matters'. You can subscribe by going to http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter * Pat is the editor of the 'Numbers and measurement' section of the Australian Government Publishing Service 'Style manual for writers, editors and printers', he is a Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist (LCAMS) with the United States Metric Association, a Member of the National Speakers Association of Australia and the International Federation for Professional Speakers. For more information go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com
