I got it have you ever seen german signs?
US signs are a real waste of money, which pupose has all the useless supplementary text? this causes a bigger sign and more costs! german signs are almost pictures or pictograms! > It's chapter 2B - Regulatory Signs > > http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/millennium/pr2/2br2.pdf > > Pages 8 and 17 have examples of the new sign. > > Pages 31 and 56 show the yellow "metric" tab that > was part of the existing standard for km/h speed limit > signage. > > Stephen Gallagher > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: May 24, 2002 22:10 > Subject: [USMA:20196] Re: New proposed revision of the USA Federal MUTCD > now > available - LOTS of interesting metric stuff in it. > > > > could you refer to the proper PDF?! > > > > in my opinion, US sings are really really bad, ever seen german signs? > > absolutely clear! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael G. Koerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 8:52 PM > > Subject: [USMA:20195] New proposed revision of the USA Federal MUTCD now > > available - LOTS of interesting metric stuff in it. > > > > > > > Within the past couple of weeks, the US Department of Transportation, > > > Federal Highway Administration has released the latest proposed > > > revisions to the USA Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices > ('MUTCD'). > > > > > > There are some VERY INTERESTING metric things in it, including a > > > proposal for dropping the yellow 'METRIC' tabs from the tops of km/h > > > speed limit signage and to put ALL 'km/h' speed numbers in circles. > > > 'km/h' speed limits would be in red circles, similar to current > European > > usage. > > > > > > There are a few errors (mostly relating to symbolism), but it is an > > > interesting evolution. It is available at: > > > http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno-millennium_npa.htm (note, the sections > > > are fairly large .pdf files). > > > > > > There is a public commentary period that will expire in mid august. > > > > > > Enjoy!!! > > > > > > a > > > -- > > > ___________________________________________ ____ > > _______________ > > > Regards, | |\ ____ > > > | | | | |\ > > > Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise > > again! > > > Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | > > > ___________________________________________ | | | | | | > > _______________ > > > > > > -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net
