Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 1, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Cockpit Chatter Cited in Six Crashes
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-01-pilot-speak_N.htm
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) E-ZPass System Implemented on Ohio Turnpike
Link to article in the Daily Kent Stater:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) EU Launches Free Satellite System to Fine-Tune GPS
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE59023F20091001
Link to news release from the EU:
OTHER
4) Golden Pylon Awards Recognize Los Angeles-Area Traffic Reporters
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-traffic-reporters01-2009oct01,0,1829383.story
ROADWAYS
5) ‘Slow Down’: The Message from Construction Flagger Protest in Vancouver, British Columbia
Link to story on CKWX Radio:
http://www.news1130.com/more.jsp?content=20090930_231940_1064
6) Albany, New York Police to Flash Defendants’ Names on Roadway Signs
Link to story and video on WRGB-TV:
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/sign-1267001-says-see.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Government Seeks State Anti-Distracted Driving Laws
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFP1DYVH_F_STKnQ7PqSkRAK3RkQD9B2EH2G0
8) Obama Bars Fed Workers from Texting and Driving
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138781/Obama_bars_fed_workers_from_texting_and_driving
9) Oregon Protects Communities From Deadly Chemical Weapons with Massive Wi-Fi Network
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/728860
TRANSIT
10) SEPTA Moves a Step Closer to ‘Smart Cards’
Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
VEHICLES
11) Google Testing Car Charging Software, Links to PowerMeter
Link to article on Seeking Alpha:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/164290-google-testing-car-charging-software-links-to-powermeter
News Releases
1) American Drivers Happy, but Would Welcome Improvements
Solicitation
– Request for Response – Mass511 Traveler Information System – Massachusetts Highway Department
Upcoming Events
AAAE Airport/Seaport Cruise Ship Conference – December 7-9 – Miami
http://events.aaae.org/sites/091109/
Today in Transportation History
1969 **40th anniversary** – The Concorde broke the sound-barrier for the first time.
http://www.concorde-jet.com/e_histoire.php?deb=58
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