how stupid and primitive propably the american way of drive
> You want a good example of this? > Try sitting in a C5 Corvette, then get in an Audi, BMW, or the like. > > The German cars (and other nationality cars as well) have little icons for > > everything. > Except for one notable thing. US law prevents the use of the ( ! ) > emergency brake icon. Instead, that icon must be replaced with BRAKE or > PARK BRAKE. > Go figure. In my Peugeot, I fixed it so it doesn't light up BRAKE, it > lights up the proper ( ! ). > > Anyway...back to the C5 Corvette. > It's funny. > You see switches like POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS. Im serious..they write > POWER WINDOWS on the door switches. There are words for everything and > very little use of icons. > > Just one of the small details I really dislike about American > cars...although some are getting better. > > > At 11:20 2002-05-25 -0400, kilopascal wrote: > >2002-05-25 > > > >American signs are very wasteful of materials. American signs that use > >pictograms also add text. The persons designing or specifying the design > of > >the sign must be very ignorant and can't comprehend picture symbols. It > is > >one of those cases where if I don't understand something, nobody else > does > >either. So, lets dumb it down, no matter what the cost. > > > >The mentality that is keeping America at bay with SI is the same > mentality > >that is keeping the dollar coin in limited use and the sole use of > pictogram > >signs. The extra text can also be considered an accident hazard. By the > >time you "read" all the text, you could be in the back seat of the car in > >front of you. > > > >Since the new regulations have a period of time for public comment, why > >don't you and others write to them and bring up this very point? What is > >the price difference between producing an American type sign and an > >international one? > > > >Also, the signs you are speaking of are not German. They are > international. > >They are meant to be language independent. > > > >John > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, 2002-05-25 10:12 > >Subject: [USMA:20198] Re: New proposed revision of the USA Federal MUTCD > now > >available - LOTS of interesting metric stuff in it. > > > > > > > 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 > > > > -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net
