I think the Federal government has just guarenteed that [u]won't[/u] happen. The March/April issue of Metric Today is downloadable (to members) on the USMA website and has an excellent article on the 2009 edition of MUTCD which regulates traffic signage. (You can find most of the same info by Googling "MUTCD" and locating the Federal Register article on the changes.)
The 2009 edition uses USC in the main text and has moved metric dimensioning of signs to an appendix. The metric sign messages have apparently been eliminated. As always, old signage is grandfathered, if it was compliant when placed, but it looks like their won't be any more metric signage in the US. The beating the Federal Highway Administration took on metric construction has caused them to completely give up on metric. (which is now optional even in their internal work, memoes, etc) EO12770 and Congress' statement that metric is preferred are a complete joke. ________________________________ From: Nat Hager III <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Cc: Nat Hager <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 4:14:58 PM Subject: [USMA:46653] Green Valley News & Sun - News > News > Decision due soon on metric signage Great. Now if the rest of the country could assimilate just as well….. http://www.gvnews.com/articles/2010/02/15/news/48kilometers0214.txt Nat
