2002-01-05 So, then what happens when a officer in Saskatchewan and Manitoba pull over someone from the metric provinces and see the height data in metric? Do they freak out? If the majority of the provinces use centimetres, doesn't that make metric the "industry standard"?
I find it odd that my US passport doesn't have height/mass data at all. I always thought the reason might be that the US wants to use FFU, but FFU may cause confusion world-wide and problems for Americans, so they don't use FFU. But, if they used metric, it would be awkward for Americans who would see their personal data in numbers they don't understand, and would make them look stupid and inferior in front of foreigners. so, they don't provide the info. Does anyone know why US passports don't show height/mass info for sure? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duncan Bath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-01-04 21:13 Subject: [USMA:17200] Re: Driver's licences in Canada > In Ontario, dates are substantially in accordance with ISO 8601. > > BTW, down the page, there is a date: "01/03/02 01:24". Now, ain't that > nice??? > Duncan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: January 4, 2002 19:38 > Subject: [USMA:17199] Driver's licences in Canada > > > >There has been some discussion about driver's licences in Canada. Greg has > >dug out the following information > > > >>In a recent survey of the provincial driver's licence issuing bodies I > >>obtained the following information: > >> > >>Saskatchewan and Manitoba are the only two provinces who still use feet > >>and inches on the driver's licences. Alberta does allow for either on > >>their licences, at least that's how it was when I held an Alberta > >>licence 3 years ago. > >> > >>British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nunavut, and Northwest > >>Territories use metric heights. Yukon doesn't print a height on their > >>licence but keeps a metric height in their database. > >> > >>Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island do not ask for > >>height and instead print hair and eye colour. > >> > >>I've forwarded to you a very recent exchange I had with SGI > >>(Saskatchewan Government Insurance, the provincial Crown corporation > >>that issues driver's licences and insures all vehicles in the province). > >>They claim that it is the "industry standard" (my how I hate that > >>excuse) to use feet and inches. It seems to me the driver's licence > >>"industry" in Canada uses centimetres. > >> > >>greg > > > > > >Further information from Greg: > > > >>Thank you for the inquiry Gregory. > >> > >>The design of Saskatchewan's new photo driver's licence was critiqued by > >>CCMTA (Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators), AAMVA > (American > >>Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators), as well as various Canadian > >>Law Enforcement Agencies. The industry standard and more publicly > recognized > >>unit of measure for a person's height is in feet and inches rather than in > >>centimetres. This is why the decision was made to not use the metric > system. > >> > >> > >>Curtis S. Mead > >>Supervisor > >>Customer Service Centre > >> > >>>>> Gregory Peterson 01/03/02 01:24am >>> > >>I would like to know if SGI has made allowances for metric measurement > >>of individual height (i.e. metres or centimetres of height rather than, > >>or in addition to, feet and inches) on the new photo ID portions of > >>driver's licences. > >> > >>Gregory Peterson > >>Saskatoon SK Canada S7J 3S2 > > > >Joseph B.Reid > >17 Glebe Road West > >Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071 > > >
