[TCN] Monday, December 29, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Monday, December 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

1) Electronic Toll Collection System to be Introduced in Indonesia in January 2009

Link to Antara story:

http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/12/27/electronic-toll-collection-system-introduced-as-of-january-2009/

 

MARITIME

 

2) Royal Navy Goes with 'Windows for Subs'

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10129373-42.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

 

OTHER

 

3) BP Offers Free Wi-Fi to Fuel Interest in Gas Stations

Link to blog in USA Today:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2008/12/bp-offers-free.html

 

4) Internet Access Turns School Buses Into Rolling Classrooms

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123050778470438219.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) Michigan Law on Rearview-Mirror Baubles Struck Down by Federal Court

Link to AP story:

http://www.freep.com/article/20081226/NEWS06/81226023/1008/NEWS06

 

6) Can You Find Me Now?

Cell phones hard for 911 to trace.

Link to story in The Tampa Tribune:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/28/280011/na-can-you-find-me-now/news-breaking/

 

7) Australian Police Target YouTube Speed Hoon

Motorcyclist posts videos of high-speed travels.

Link to story in The Canberra Times:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/police-target-youtube-speed-hoon/1396688.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Utah Transit Authority 'Tapping' Into High-Tech Fare Collection

Link to story in the Deseret News:

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705273709,00.html

 

9) Signs to be Installed at 86 DC Metro Stations

Link to story in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2008/12/Signs-to-be-installed-at-86-DC-Metro-stations.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Stage Set for New-Age Traffic System in Delhi

Link to story in The Indian Express:

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/stage-set-for-a-newage-traffic-system/404069/

 

11) Nerve Center Keeps Hernando County, Florida Traffic Flowing

Link to story in the St. Petersburg Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/article950222.ece

 

12) GPS + Web = Drive – Traffic

A combination of overhead signs and mobile Internet traffic information help columnist avoid holiday delays.

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2008/12/gps_web_drive_-_traffic.html?wprss=fasterforward

 

13) Experimenting with Twitter: How Newsrooms Are Using It to Reach More Users

Several newspapers are using the service to provide traffic updates.

Link to story on Poynter Online:

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=128918

 

 

Upcoming Events

North American Snow Conference – April 26-29 – Des Moines, Iowa

http://www.apwa.net/Events/eventdetail.asp?ID=2902

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1998 **10^th anniversary** - A huge wave hit yachts during the Sydney to Hobart race.  Six people died.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/29/newsid_4034000/4034603.stm

 

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