Thursday, September 10, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Pamela Anderson PETA Advert Too ‘Racy’ for US Airports

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hBYEK41Rw6WRM6UWcBq7Vb2uVciw

Link to further information and ad from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals:

http://www.peta.org/crueltydoesntfly/

BUSES

2) Greyhound to Offer Free Wi-Fi Services in UK

Link to article on cellular-news:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/39505.php

CAMERAS

3) Gotcha! Maybe; Some New York Traffic Cameras Fake

Link to AP article:

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/gotcha-maybe-some-ny-traffic-cams-fake-1.1432378

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) War of Technologies in California Speeding Case

Parents of a teen driver use data from a GPS vehicular tracking device to fight a speeding charge based on radar guns.

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0911/p02s01-usgn.html

5) These Apps Help Users of iPhones Find Their Way

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574402571272018000.html

ROADWAYS

6) Traffic Noise Hurts

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/09/hypertension-noise-traffic.html

Link to abstract in Environmental Health:

http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/38/abstract

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Program to Track Citizen US Border Crossings Exceeds Expectations

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090909_7105.php

8) Ford Backs Texting While Driving Bill

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-backs-texting-while-apf-3700245611.html?x=0&.v=1

TELEMATICS

9) Gadgets in Race to Keep Drivers Safe, Multitasking

Link to column in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090910/OPINION03/909100337/1148/rss25

TRANSIT

10) Chicago Transit Authority Rail Stations to Get High-Resolution Digital Security Cameras

Agency will also make bus traffic data available to city to better track congestion.

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cta-security-cameras_10sep10,0,5537591.story

11) CTA to Debut Developer Web Tools Page

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/CTA-to-debut-developer-Web-tools-page.aspx

12) Federal Transit Administration: Social Networking in the Transportation Industry

Link to video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJuARta4Qrk

VEHICLES

13) New Technology Successful in Reducing Severity of Car Crashes

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/technology-reduces-severity-car-crashes-fatalities-injuries/story?id=8523234

14) Madrid Reverses the Charges with Electric Car Plan

Test will convert phone booths to charging stations for vehicles.

Link to article in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/08/electric-car-plan-spain

15) Your Reva Electric Car Running Low on Juice? Just Phone for More

Link to article in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2009/09/68498492/1

News Releases

1) Premium Info for Car Drivers

Upcoming Events

International Airport Geographic Information Systems Conference – October 6-8 – Manchester, UK

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091102/

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70^th anniversary** – The HMS Oxley was mistakenly sunk by the HMS Triton off the coast of Norway.  It was the first Allied submarine casualty of World War II.

http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3393.html

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