Bill, Here in New Jersey, the Motor Vehicle Commission is an agency in the DOT. It used to be in Law and Public Safety (Attorney General's office) but was moved to DOT a few years back. So, it varies from state to state.
Tom, States are responsible for all design and construction of highways. The federal government (FHWA) oversees the granting of money and approves the final designs as well as develops and maintains standards like the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 3:29 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:31932] RE: CalTrans Reversion (was CADOT) No apologies needed. It was simply for your information. Whenever you get a Page Not Found message, try again. That page is there; believe me. The state DOTs have nothing to do with Drivers' Licenses. That's handled by the state DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). DOTs handle design, construction and maintenance. DMVs deal with the collection of fees and the legal and documentation issues relating to drivers, vehicles and vehicle owners. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Tom Wade VMS Systems >Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 06:37 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:31929] RE: CalTrans Reversion (was CADOT) > > >>It's a nit, I know, but there's no such entity as CADOT. It's Caltrans >>(which you need to know if you're going to do a Google search, >for example). > >Apologies. Subject corrected. > >>My sense of it is that it's a complete reversion. A Google search on >>Caltrans metric provides the following link to the relevant page: >>http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/metric/metricpg.htm. > >That returns a Page Not Found. So effectively contractors must >submit plans >in Colonial units ? I seem to remember that someone on this list quoted >a federal regulation preventing state or government bodies from refusing to >accept metric units (it arose in the case of somebody demanding a state DOT >accepting his height in meters for a driving license) ? Could this be used >to challenge the Caltrans position ? > >How does this affect Federal construction (or is all federal funded road >construction done via the individual states) ? > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Tom Wade | EMail: tee dot wade at eurokom dot ie >EuroKom | Tel: +353 (1) 296-9696 >A2, Nutgrove Office Park | Fax: +353 (1) 296-9697 >Rathfarnham | Disclaimer: This is not a disclaimer >Dublin 14 | Tip: "Friends don't let friends do Unix !" >Ireland >
