Does that button really say "km/hr," rather than "km/h," or is that a typo?
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of G. Stanley Doore >Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 22:42 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:28932] RE: Pro metric lobby? > > >Right on Bill! > >Your comment about marketing also applies to the Toyota Prius. The Prius >has a km/hr-mph button which does NOT convert and display ALL parameters in >metric when km/hr button is pressed. It only converts speed. For example >it does NOT convert and display distances etc in metric. That's puzzling >coming from Japan. > >My American made DeVille converts everything from metric to >English and vice >versa. I use metric when measuring short distances since 0.1 km = 100 m. >That's very handy since 0.1 km is the length of a football field plus one >end zone. > >Perhaps the automotive and vehicular industries also should display to the >nearest 0.01 km or 0.001 km for short distance purposes to be compatible >with GPS and their installed navigation systems. > >Stan Doore > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:15 AM >Subject: [USMA:28931] RE: Pro metric lobby? > > >> Just one comment on what I've said below. >> >> Although the automotive industry is 100% metric in the design and >> manufacture of cars, their sales and marketing departments pander to the >> ignorance of the American public and the distributor/dealer networks by >> showing key dimensions in Fred Flintstone units. >> >> Bill Potts, CMS >> Roseville, CA >> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Bill Potts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 21:12 >> >To: U.S. Metric Association >> >Subject: RE: [USMA:28927] Pro metric lobby? >> > >> > >> >The purpose of the list is to discuss issues related to SI. Our >> >discussions on the list often provide valuable ideas to the USMA >> > >> >Many of us on this list are members of USMA. With our dues, we >> >support the USMA's efforts, particularly in Washington, in the >> >promotion and facilitation of metrication (including discussions >> >with members of Congress). The USMA works with standards bodies, >> >too, and with NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). >> > >> >I think we can consider a number of industries to be allies in the >> >effort to accelerate metrication. The liquor and wine industries >> >have been 100% SI for years, as has the automotive industry. The >> >major soft drink manufacturers use hard metric sizes for their >> >larger containers. The pharmaceutical industry is 100% metric, >> >although not 100% SI (as they use their own abbreviations in some >> >cases [e.g., mc for �], rather than the approved SI prefixes). >> >(Note: I consider mc to only be an abbreviation for micro; � is >> >the SI prefix that means micro.) >> > >> >Some large manufacturers, especially Procter and Gamble, are very >> >progressive in their adoption of SI for their products. Almost all >> >of P&G's packaging is in round SI values. If it were not for a few >> >hold-out states, P&G would probably take full advantage of FPLA, >> >which permits metric-only labeling. >> > >> >Several of us on this list serve on standards committees, such as >> >IEEE SCC 14 and IEEE/ASTM SI 10-2007. If you're curious about >> >these, do a Google search. >> > >> >For my own part, I've had a web site for about five years, >> >providing easy navigation to a large number of other web sites for >> >those interested in metrication. The site includes a political >> >action page, with links to all senators and congress critters, all >> >state legislatures, and newspaper web sites by state, nationally, >> >and worldwide. >> > >> >Jim Frysinger, Marcus Berger, and others also have SI web sites. >> > >> >Bill Potts, CMS >> >Roseville, CA >> >http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >> > >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Behalf Of J. Ward >> >>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 19:45 >> >>To: U.S. Metric Association >> >>Subject: [USMA:28927] Pro metric lobby? >> >> >> >> >> >>I signed up for the USMA list expecting that the main purpose of the >list >> >>would be to organize some sort of pro-metric campaign. While I am very >> >>grateful for all the good work the USMA does and appreciate all >> >the things >> >>I've learned reading postings to this list, the lack of organized >> >>political >> >>mobilization is still a bit of a disappointment. >> >> >> >>If we could somehow redirect the fervor for a decimal clock into a >> >>lobby for >> >>organized US SI conversion, think of the wonders we could accomplish! >> >> >> >>On Wednesday 25 February 2004 09:59, Gavin Young wrote: >> >>> Maybe the USMA should create form letters on their website (like >> >>the action >> >>> alerts of environmental websites) that will facilitate mass >> >>mailings by all >> >>> USMA members and anyone else interested in SI metric. Letters >> >>addressed to >> >>> various organizations can be posted. >> >> >> >
