Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, July 23, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Bomb Testing Lab Strengthens Aviation Security
Link to CNN story:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/22/suitcase.bombs/
2) Mobile Gadgets Threaten In-Flight Entertainment
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE56L5OJ20090722
OTHER
3) Intelligent Transport Raises Privacy Concerns in EU
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/intelligent-transport-raises-privacy-concerns/article-184309
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) US Department of Homeland Security Launches YouTube Channel
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/07/23/dhs-launches-youtube-channel.aspx
Link to DHS YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/ushomelandsecurity
RAILROADS
5) Federal Railroad Administration Sets Hearing on Positive Train Control Rule
Link to story in Occupational Health & Safety:
http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/07/23/agency-sets-hearing-on-positive-train-control-rule.aspx
ROADWAYS
6) Wireless Tech Signals a Way to Safer Roads in Colorado
Link to story in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12894548
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) US DOT Chief 'Deeply Concerned' About Dangers of Cell Phone Use While Driving
Link to story in Computerworld:
8) Australian Police Twitter to Target Drink Drivers
Link to AFP story:
http://news.id.msn.com/topstories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3475928
TRANSIT
9) Video Game Group Files Federal Lawsuit Against Chicago Transit Authority Over Ad Ban
Link to AP story:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-videogameads,0,6943492.story
Link to news release from the Entertainment Software Association:
http://www.theesa.com/newsroom/release_detail.asp?releaseID=70
10) Long Island Rail Road Campaign Aims to Stop 'Suicide by Train'
Link to story in Newsday:
http://prod.newsday.com/long-island/lirr-campaign-aims-to-stop-suicide-by-train-1.1320081
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Radio Broadcast by Islamabad Police to Keep Traffic in Order
Link to story in Dawn:
News Releases
1) Wi-Fi While You Fly with US Airways
2) AA Traffic Information to Help Keep New Zealanders Moving
Upcoming Events
8th Chilean Congress and 3rd Ibero-American Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems – November 11-13 – Santiago, Chile
http://www.itschile.cl/congreso_chileno_2009/eng/index.html
Today in Transportation History
1999 **10th anniversary** - The pilot of an All Nippon Airways flight was killed during a hijacking.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/401680.stm
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