Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Close Call Cover-Up: FAA Not Notified Jets Outside Honolulu Were on Collision Course
Link to story on KGMB and KHNL-TV:
2) FAA's Low Marks Cast More Doubt on NextGen
Link to story on WFED Radio's The Federal Drive:
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=530&sid=2848157
3) FAA Says iPad Pilot Program is Paying Off
Link to article in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2012/04/03/fose-faa-ipad-mobile-program-takes-off.aspx
BICYCLES
4) Maine Cyclists Say Sign with 'Petty' Messages Discriminates
Link to article in Portsmouth Herald:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120502-NEWS-120509924
CAMERAS
5) Traffic Engineers: Arizona Intersection Bill Safety Concerns Overblown
Link to article in Arizona Capitol Times:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) North Korea GPS Jamming Affect Flights: Seoul Official
Link to AFP article:
PARKING
7) CMU-Penn T-SET UTC Researcher Creates Smarter Parking in Pittsburgh
Link to article in the UTC Spotlight Newsletter:
http://utc.dot.gov/publications/spotlight/2012_05/html/spotlight_1205.html
PEDESTRIANS
8) Cast of The West Wing Reunites for PSA Promoting Walking
Link to video on Funny or Die:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3dc51a407a/walk-and-talk-the-west-wing-reunion
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) What are the Best Practices for Measuring Transportation Communication?
Link to Talking Transportation:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) MBTA, US Department of Homeland Security to Test Bioterrorism Sensors in Stations
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=30863
11) Smarter Transport Systems Mean Safer Roads
Link to article in the European Commission Road Safety Newsletter:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/news/nl8_en.pdf
12) Should US Ban Cellphone Use by Drivers?
Link to commentary in The Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2012/0501/Should-US-ban-cellphone-use-by-drivers
TELEMATICS
13) Telematics: Using Marketing Partnerships to Build Brands
Link to article on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
14) BART Defends Mobile Service Shutdown to the FCC
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226757/BART_defends_mobile_service_shutdown_to_the_FCC
15) Chicago Transit Authority Police Use Technology to Catch iPhone Thieves
Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/12151919-417/igotcha-cop-training-helps-track-down-iphone-thieves.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Companies Develop Technologies to Ease Traffic Congestion in Africa
Link to article in Business Daily:
VEHICLES
17) Montana Highway Patrol Troopers Get Instant Insurance Verification System
Link to article in the Missoulian:
18) Pioneer Study Finds High In-Car App Use
Link to article in CEoutlook:
http://ceoutlook.com/2012/05/02/pioneer-study-finds-high-in-car-app-use/
News Releases
1) OnStar FMV Most in Demand in Newer Vehicles
2) AirMedia and Guangxi Airport Group Partners to Operate Media Resources in Four Chinese Airports
Upcoming Events
Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – June 14-16 – Orlando, Florida
http://www.lifesaversconference.org/
Today in Transportation History
1952 **60th anniversary** The first jet airliner flight with fare-paying passengers took off. The BOAC flight went from London to Johannesburg.
http://books.google.com/books?id=WNwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&dq=true#v=onepage&q=true&f=true
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