Typo:
km/h
MPH
is the exact format on the button
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:12 AM
Subject: [USMA:28933] RE: Pro metric lobby?
> 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.
> >> >>
> >>
> >
>
