HI SR49

Requests state and county agencies to display metric measurements alongside United States customary measurements on all public signage showing speed and distance.

Cites the metric system as the international standard adopted by all but three countries worldwide and used in science, medicine, international commerce, and most sports.

Notes that metric conversions are simpler than customary system conversions and that unfamiliarity with metrics can result in costly and dangerous errors, particularly in medical dosing.

References the Institute for Safe Medication Practices' 2016-2017 report recommending metric-only dosing devices and reports of over fifty medication errors from metric-to-non-metric measurement mix-ups.

Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor and county officials for distribution to relevant departments and agencies.