I am not aware of any Federal mandate to revert to English. I will check this out though with a source I have at FHWA. Sounds like Idaho is trying to revert and place the blame on someone else.
Howard Ressel metric conversion Manager, NYSDOT region 4 >>> "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/06/02 04:01PM >>> What a shame! Getting into the foot again. Brij >From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:22475] Federal highway metrication reversion >Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 11:39:57 -0400 > >2002-10-06 > >found on the yahoo metrication site. >John > > > From: "lynn_kramer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon Jul 1, 2002 6:12 pm > Subject: Re: Re, Transportation engineering goes back to Imperial >Units > > > > > I wish it was simply a local decision here in Idaho, unfortunately >it > is not just here. It is the entire Federal Highway Administration. > My contacts at ITD (Idaho Transportation Dept.) say that we are >being > forced with threatened funds witholding again to change back to > Imperial units. I only wish someone with a little clout could follow > the money trail to the person or agency responsible for this obvious > step backwards.--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Michael G. Koerner" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "lynn_kramer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu May 16, 2002 2:31 pm > > Subject: Transportation engineering goes back to Imperial Units > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "lynn_kramer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have been a Civil Engineer for over 25 yrs. I do highway > designs > > > as a consultant to State Transportation Depts. (mostly Idaho). > What > > > happened? We were converted to metric in 1985, the feds forced > the > > > issue, by threatening to withold funds, but it was done. Now > most > > > ever engineer whole heartedly enjoys using meters. > > > > > > So what happens? Now we are informed that we are changing back > to > > > Imperial Units. As of now all new highways will be in feet and > inches. > > > > > > What happened? Who did this to me? Why? Who should I call? > > > > I have known about Idaho's reversion for about a year now, as I > found it > > out from an IDDOT engineer who I visited while on a roadtrip in > Colorado > > over last year's Memorial Day weekend. > > > > These 'reversions' are normally foisted upon the various state >DsOT > > (however unwillingly) by powerfull contractors' lobbies and a > sheepishly > > ignorant legislature and governor that are easily 'convinced' (in > the > > usual manner) that 'reverting' is a good idea. Contractors are the > > epitomy of that American cultural phenominon of extreme inertia. > > They've always used 'Olde Englishe' units and that alone is the >best > > reason of all to keep using them. > > > > You can contact your legislators and Governor's office, but it >will > take > > a greater force than that to undo that reversion. I would start > leaning > > on your Congresspeople to set a new, IRON CLAD, drop-dead deadline > for > > the state DsOT to go 100% SI on federally funded projects in the > next > > transportation bill. > > > > ---------- > > > > And then they spake a plan for a widget drawn in binary fractions >of > > inches, they maketh the widget on a machine calibrated in decimal > > divisions of inches, they installeth the widget on a frame laid >out > in > > decimal divisions of feet *AND THEN* they wondereth why nothing > fits.... > > > > -- > > ___________________________________________ ____ > _______________ > > Regards, | |\ ____ > > | | | | |\ > > Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | > rise again! > > Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | > > ___________________________________________ | | | | | | > _______________ > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
