"but everyone was too excited by hidden kilometers on UK position signs" - LOL! 
That speaks volumes! Thanks for a great quote!
Back to the US - Isn't there something going on with those metric signs you 
have all mentioned before?  ie  - that some people have asked them to stay? 
(locals).  It might be 'deleted' in some rules but hasn't local opinion thrown 
up a few proponents?  This is what I like the most - when 'people power' steers 
what happens (that's why I really don't like the attempted metrication of the 
UK and would recommend the US not take the same route).

Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:21:00 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [USMA:46684] RE: And, by the way......
To: [email protected]



Sadly, there is little there to discuss.  The latest (2009) MUTCD has deleted 
metric dimensioning of signs.  Well it is "hiding" in an appendix, but you'd 
have to do some work to dig it out.
 
Metric messages for the signs have been entirely deleted.
 
I suspect the few existing metric signs will revert to USC units when they are 
up for replacement.  I remarked on this in another message, but everyone was 
too excited by hidden kilometers on UK position signs.





From: Stephen Davis <[email protected]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 2:29:06 PM
Subject: [USMA:46681] RE: And, by the way......


 
"Perhaps we could steer this more towards the use of imperial or metric on 
roads in the USA which - after all - is what this listserver is meant to be 
representing (even if the occasional glimpse of 'how others do it' adds some 
interest to the debate)."
                                          
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