Or it could be the passengers.
There was a tragic event here in D.C. in July 2008. The driver of an open-top bilevel tour bus was driving between RFK Stadium (where the parking was) and Nationals Park (where the baseball game was) and drove under a highway that would clear the bus, but, as it turned out, not clear someone standing up in the upper level of the bus. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/12/AR2008071201 610.html Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Steele Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 16:20 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51754] Re: crazy Olde English measurements I think that is so the BUS doesn't bump its head, not the passengers. Just ignore the final "ft" and read as 10' 3" just like the bridge signs. --- On Thu, 7/5/12, Bill Hooper <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bill Hooper <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:51746] crazy Olde English measurements To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:20 PM I recently spotted a couple example of how Ye Olde English measures does more to confuse than it does to inform. One example is a pair of signs on Interstate 95 near the Jacksonville fFlorida airport. The two adjacent signs state: East Beltway 850 feet, and West Beltway 1/4 mile OK, which exit comes first? Quickly, all you have to do is calculate how many feet in a quarter mile or what fraction of a mile is 850 feet, while driving at the speed limit of 120 km/h (OK, that's 75 mph) in traffic. Good luck taking the correct exit! The second example is a sign in a bus to warn people not to bump their heads. The sign displays: Clearance 10' 3" ft. No misunderstanding there; you are certain that it is meaningless. I don't even know how I would read that. Regards, Bill Hooper Jacksonville FL, USA ========================== SImplification Begins With SI. ==========================
