Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Current Simulators Can Mislead Pilots
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-03-08-simulators-inside_N.htm
OTHER
2) Automakers and Airplanes, and Privacy
Companies which want their flights blocked from public Web sites made public.
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/automakers-and-airplanes-and-privacy
3) The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man – The International War Over Exit Signs
Link to article in Slate:
http://www.slate.com/id/2246107
ROADWAYS
4) Traffic Maintenance Online Training Course Debuts
Link to article in Focus:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/focus/10jan/05.cfm
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Proposed Addressing Standard Could Boost Emergency Response
Link to article in Emergency Management:
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/Addressing-Standard-Emergency-Response.html
TRANSIT
6) Miami-Dade Makes Launching a Contactless Fare Collection System Easy
Link to article in ContactlessNews:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
7) Mobile Phone Apps Help Drivers Navigate Traffic
Link to story and video on WRAL-TV:
http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/7188202/
VEHICLES
8) The Latest Tech Features are Just a Download Away
Link to article on Edmunds:
9) HD Radio Developer, IBiquity, Features In-Vehicle Advancements at European Conference
Link to article in Radio World:
http://www.rwonline.com/article/95988
News Releases
1) Operation Lifesaver Hails New Lows in 2009 Grade Crossing Incidents, Deaths and Injuries
2) US DOT ITS Joint Program Office Director Shelley Row Will Take a One-Year Leave of Absence
3) National Kickoff Event Information Now Available for 2010 National Work Zone Awareness Week
Upcoming Events
Maintenance Decision Support System Showcase – April 28 – Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.utahltap.org/Services/Workshops/productdemoshowcase/MDSS/registration/alaska.php
Today in Transportation History
1500 **510th anniversary** A fleet led by Portuguese explorer Pedralvarez Cabral left Lisbon on a journey in which he is credited with making the first European discovery of Brazil.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03128a.htm
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