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The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) seeks a Transportation Industry Analyst to join our team. RITA coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) research programs and is charged with advancing rigorous analysis and the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation’s transportation system. This position is located within the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), Office of Airline Information which collects on-time performance, financial, and operational data from the airline industry.

BTS is responsible for leading the development of high quality transportation data and information. As a federal statistical agency, BTS provides an objective source of statistical analysis for decision making at all levels.

RITA is looking for a motivated, self-reliant, dynamic professional who can apply their expertise in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of airline statistics. This includes managing large scale datasets, generating analysis, and applying the latest information technology to meet the Nation’s need for relevant, accurate, and timely airline statistics.

If you know someone interested in this Washington, D.C. based position with relevant experience and proven results please encourage them to apply under the attached vacancy announcements. We are looking for a diverse pool of qualified candidates.

The vacancy announcements can be found on:

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=90800692 (All Sources)

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=90800817 (Merit Promotion)

Open period: Friday, September 17^th – Thursday, September 30th

Please direct any questions to Linda Riggins, Human Resources, at (202) 366-0277 or Linda.Riggins@dot.gov.

Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 16, 2010

September 17, 2010 at 8:57 am

Thursday, September 16, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Countdown to the 17th ITS World Congress in Busan

Mark your calendar to attend the 17th ITS World Congress at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center from October 25-29, 2010. This year’s theme is ‘Ubiquitous Society with ITS.’ In Busan, Korea’s second-largest city, industry leaders will promote and share the latest, cutting-edge ITS technologies and trends.Register now.

ITS America is once again hosting a U.S. pavilion at the event. As an exhibitor, you’ll gain access to the projected 3,000 potential customers and partners hailing from over 20 countries around the world. You’ll also take advantage of the pavilion’s prime location in the middle of the exhibit floor. For more information, please contact Patty Del Pozo at 202-721-4238.

AVIATION

1) Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Questions NTSB Probable Cause in Hudson Midair Crash

Link to article on AOPA Online:

http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100915ntsbhudson.html

2) Reno-Tahoe Airport Appeals to Neighbors with Noise and Operations Monitoring System

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00202

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Rhode Island to Fine Motorists for Bad E-ZPass Installations

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/news/content/TBA_ezpass_mounting_09-16-10_9PJU0C1_v12.237ea2c.html

OTHER

4) New York State Transportation Commissioner Ends Silence on Fatal Bus Crash

Link to article in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/state_dot_commissioner_ends_si.html

5) Latest News from TTS Italia

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/the_latest_news_from_tts_italia.htm

ROADWAYS

6) Giving Traffic Lights a Mind of Their Own Can Reduce Congestion

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-09/giving-traffic-lights-mind-their-own-can-reduce-congestion-study-says

7) Emergency Call Boxes on Pennsylvania Turnpike in an Age of Mobile Phones

Link to article in TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4901

8) Technology Tells Whether Bridges are ‘Dead or Alive’

Link to column in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/columns/mgmt-insights/new-technology-tells-bridges-dead-alive.html

9) US House GOP Launches Crowd-Sourced Map of Stimulus Signs

Link to blog in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/119013-house-gop-launches-crowd-sourced-map-of-stimulus-signs

Link to site:

http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=639&Itemid=7

TRANSIT

10) London iPhone Apps that Put a Kiwi on the Tube Map

Link to article in the London Evening Standard:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23878683-london-iphone-apps-that-put-a-kiwi-on-the-tube-map.do

VEHICLES

11) Six Technologies to Cure Bad Driving

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/15/techonology-to-cure-bad-driving-entrepreneurs-technology-small-biz-toolkit-10.html

12) The Danger to Terrestrial Radio Posed by Internet Radio in Cars

Link to blog from Mark Ramsey Media:

http://www.markramseymedia.com/2010/09/the-danger-to-terrestrial-radio-posed-by-internet-radio-in-cars/

News Releases

1) Harman Acquires Aha Mobile to Transform the Mobile Infotainment Experience

2) New Web Site for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) News

3) Missouri DOT Offers New Web Site for Bidding, Contracting

4) Automobile Club of Southern California Study: Texting While Driving Doubles from Before State Ban, Reversing Early Trend

5) Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicles Share Anti-texting Message

6) ERTICO and ITS Russia Sign Memorandum of Understanding

7) Pennsylvania’s rabbittransit Unveils New Technology Features

8) Research and Markets: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges for Electric Vehicle Telematics Report Addressing the Business and Technical Challenges

Job Postings

– Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics – US DOT (RITA) – Washington, DC

http://bit.ly/doXldW

Upcoming Events

AASHTO Annual Meeting – October 28-November 1 – Biloxi, Mississippi

http://www.aashtoannualmeeting.org/

Today in Transportation History

1935 **75^th anniversary** Bob Kiley, former head of Transport for London, the MBTA and New York MTA, was born in Minneapolis.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1113837.stm

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Following the national trend, Texas records a18% drop in motorcycle fatalities

September 16, 2010 at 3:10 pm

This is more good news on top of what we just heard a couple of weeks back about the highway fatality figures. In 2009, Texas saw a 12.1 percent decrease in the rate of traffic deaths, compared to a 9.7 percent drop nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The number of traffic deaths last year in the U.S. is the lowest since 1950, when there were one-fifth as many cars on the road. But motorcycle fatalities continue to remain high and pose a huge challenge in many states.

Amplify’d from www.dallasnews.com

AUSTIN – The number of fatal motorcycle accidents in Texas took a sharp turn downward in 2009, after nearly a decade of increases.

Last year, the rate of motorcycle deaths decreased by 18 percent in Texas, to 426, the state Department of Transportation said. It was a surprising reversal: From 2000 to 2008, such deaths increased 31 percent, even though motorcycle registrations were up just 13 percent, said Bernie Fette, research specialist at the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University.

Read more at www.dallasnews.com

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Biking to Save Lives! London’s Bicycle Medics Notch Impressive Savings for NHS

September 16, 2010 at 1:49 pm

(Source: The London Evening Standard)

Image Courtesy:Alex Lentati via The London Evening Standard

These figures from the London Ambulance Service about the special cycle crews, set up to respond to 999 calls in heavy traffic, are quite impressive:

(1) The average response time is now five minutes but can be as short as just 60 seconds

(2) Created savings including £300,000 in fuel – the equivalent of 20,000 ambulance journeys.
(3) Treated 50,000 patients since they were first piloted 10 years ago and freed up an estimated 5,000 ambulance hours a year, the equivalent of having an extra two vehicles staffed with two paramedics.

Click here to read the entire article.

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 15, 2010

September 16, 2010 at 11:34 am

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA’s Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility Meeting — October 3-5, 2010 in Raleigh, NC

Join IBTTA Delegates for the final meeting of IBTTA’s 2010 Education Series: “Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility – Where the Rubber Meets the Road,” October 3-5 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll explore how engineering, design, maintenance, operations, and security roles have come together to address the challenges of operating modern, sustainable, technologically advanced and economically viable toll facilities. Hotel cut-off is September 10, 2010. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel reservations at the Raleigh Marriott City Center and register today! www.ibtta.org

AVIATION

1) Technique, Air Controller’s Phone Call Cited in Fatal Hudson River Plane-Helicopter Crash

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/15/new.jersey.plane.crash.cause/

Link to news release from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100914.html

2) Some Interviews for Tampa Airport Top Job Will be Open to Media

Link to article in the St. Petersburg Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/some-interviews-of-final-four-for-tia-top-job-will-be-open-to-media/1121466

3) Indian Passengers Can Soon Use Mobiles Before Aircraft Gates Open

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/Passengers-can-soon-use-mobiles-before-aircraft-gates-open/articleshow/6560938.cms

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Czechs Ban Google from Expanding ‘Street View’

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/hotsites/2010-09-14-google-streetview_N.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Nokia Ovi Maps Getting Traffic, Transit, Check-Ins

Link to article in Mobile:

http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/09/14/nokia-ovi-maps-getting-traffic-transit-check-ins/

6) TeleNav Debuts Navigation-Based Ads

Link to article in Online Media Daily:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=135748

7) Megabus Driver was Checking Own GPS Device When Fatal Crash Occurred

Link to article in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/megabus_driver_was_checking_hi.html

PARKING

8) New Smart Phone Parking Applications Get Interactive

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://www.parkingtoday.com/s_article.php?id=178

ROADWAYS

9) Metric Interstate Divides Arizonans

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/us/15highway.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) To Text or Not to Text During Emergencies

Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100914_5986.php

TELEMATICS

11) GM Relaunches OnStar with Wi-Fi, News Podcasts and More to Challenge Ford Sync

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20100915/BUSINESS01/9150330/1331/GM-relaunches-OnStar-with-WiFi

Link to news release from General Motors:

http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/Sept/0915_onstar

12) OnStar Trying to Out-Sync Ford’s Sync

Link to column on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/39191820

13) Hughes Telematics: ‘Consumers Will Become More Dependent on ‘Always Connected”

Link to interview in Telematics Update:

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/content-services-mobile-apps/interviews.shtml

14) Telematics: Reinventing Auto Insurance Part III

Link to article in Insurance & Technology:

http://www.insurancetech.com/blog/archives/2010/09/telematics_rein_1.html

TRANSIT

15) Metra: No ‘Quiet Cars’ in Chicago Area

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-talk-quiet-train-cars-0915-20100914,0,6387928.story

16) Lothian Buses Attempt to Improve Services with Early Arrival Warnings to Drivers

Link to article in The Journal:

http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/6803-lothian-buses-attempt-to-improve-services

17) Baku, Azerbaijan’s Buses to Go High-Tech

Link to article on News.Az:

http://news.az/articles/society/22691

18) 700MHz – Public Safety and Mass Transit

Link to commentary in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2010/09/09/700mhz-%25e2%2580%2593-public-safety-and-mass-transit/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Soon, Pune Traffic Police Web Site Will Update You on Traffic Conditions

Link to article in The Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Soon–traffic-police-website-will-update-you-on-traffic-conditions/682022

News Releases

1) Security and Telecommunications Market Leaders Form Secure City Technology Alliance

2) Global Traffic Network Launches Its Mobile Traffic Alerting System in Kansas City

3) Penn State Video Illustrates Benefit of GPS Technology in Disasters

4) Research and Markets: Intelligent Transport Systems-Dedicated Short Range Communications in 5.9 GHz Band: Technologies and Markets

5) US ITS Penetration of 11.2% Offers Tremendous Opportunity

Upcoming Events

Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition (TIMTC) Annual Meeting – October 18-19 – Phoenix

http://www.freightmobility.com/Annual_Mtg.html

Today in Transportation History

1830 **180^th anniversary** The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened.

http://www.oldandsold.com/articles25/railroads-9.shtml

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 15, 2010

September 14, 2010 at 11:13 pm

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA’s Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility Meeting — October 3-5, 2010 in Raleigh, NC

AVIATION

1) Taiwan to Advertise for Support to Join International Aviation Group

Link to CNA article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201009140023&Type=aIPL

2) Inflight – Autumn 2010 Edition

Includes articles on in-flight infotainment and communications.

Link to magazine:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/INFL_AUT2010/pageflip.html?ntp=10659@46141@11553566

ROADWAYS

3) Electronic Warnings Plan for Roadkill Hotspots in New South Wales

Link to article in The Manly Daily:

http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/electronic-warnings-plan-for-roadkill-hotspots/

4) Shipper Groups Merge to Push Heavier Trucks in US

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/trucking/shipper-groups-merge-push-heavier-trucks

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Kansas DOT Posting Guest Blog Entries to Promote Transportation Safety

Link to AP article:

http://www.fox4kc.com/news/sns-ap-ks–kdot-safetyblog,0,583066.story

TRANSIT

6) Riders Welcome Boston T’s Real-Time Arrival Services

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/09/riders_welcome.html?p1=Local_Links

7) Syracuse Bus Stops to Install Electronic, Up-to-Date Arrival Times

Link to article in The Daily Orange:

http://www.dailyorange.com/news/bus-stops-to-install-electronic-up-to-date-arrival-times-1.1596568

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Traffic Reports Key to Strategy of Three Chicago Radio Stations

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/business/lazare/2705882,CST-NWS-lew14.article

VEHICLES

9) Toyota Says It Found, Fixed Bug in Crash Recorders

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68D03U20100914

10) A Bear Hug? Nissan Ad Raises Eyebrows

Link to blog and video in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/a-bear-hug-nissan-ad-raises-eyebrows/

News Releases

1) Lyon to Host the 8^th European Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems June 6-9

2) Trimble Launches Global Safety Initiative to Help Fleets Become Safer, More Efficient and Greener

3) Reportlinker Adds The Great Wall – Overcoming Legislative Obstacles to Telematics in China

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Building Support for Building Big – September 15

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/421510488

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad.

http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/22.htm

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Celebrating Manipulation! Oil Cartel Turns 50 Today!

September 14, 2010 at 5:21 pm

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the cartel of oil producers, celebrates its 50th anniversary on September 14th. The organisation was founded in 1960 with the explicit purpose of manipulating oil prices by controlling supplies. It has generally proved successful. Here are some interesting nuggets for you to chew while you dig deeper in your pockets to pay for that gallon of gasoline/diesel at your neighborhood gas station:
1. OPEC controls around 80% of the world’s proven reserves
2. Over 40% of the worlds production among its 12 member states.
2. Price of oil in the market these days is $75, which the Saudi’s rave as the “ideal price”.

It begs the question who says what’s the ideal price of oil? Speculative investors in the markets around the world are not helping the cause either. It makes you think why are we so hesitant to move away from the fossil fuels and into some other non-petro fuel to power our lives! This group of oil selling, Armani wearing, kingdom-ruling thugs are no different than the Drug cartels who organize and manipulate the market for a different kind of commodity.

An interesting post on Askmen.com goes into great details about the organization. One of the most shocking that I learned from this article is discussed in the next few paragraphs: “Cartels are illegal in many countries. In the U.S., for example, OPEC is in direct violation of antitrust laws, such as the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 — the same act that broke up Standard Oil, American Tobacco and Ma Bell. Antitrust laws don’t criminalize monopolies per se, only if the monopoly is used to eliminate its competition through methods of production or price-fixing.

Ordinarily, U.S. antitrust laws explicitly prohibit dealing with cartels. What makes OPEC so special? Simple: Congress grants OPEC diplomatic immunity from prosecution and in essence treats it as though it were a sovereign nation, even though this is not remotely the case. This status was tested in 1978, when the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), a non-profit labor organization in the U.S., filed suit against OPEC under the Sherman Act. In 1981, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the case, claiming OPEC was protected by its sovereign immunity status.

In 2007, a pair of controversial bills were introduced in Congress designed to amend antitrust laws to include OPEC. If the measures are approved in both houses and the president doesn’t veto it, individuals harmed by OPEC in the U.S. can begin to sue the organization. If this were to happen, few expect OPEC to continue doing business with the U.S.”

Now, would you agree with me that many of the Congressmen and women seem to be in bed with the OPEC?

Amplify’d from economist.com

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A Masterpiece on (DC) Metro!

September 14, 2010 at 4:45 pm

If you live in DC or ever rode around on the DC Metro, you can perfectly relate to this MASTERPIECE. Priceless lyrics! Here is a sample: “I just missed the train / but it’s gonna be fine / because there’s a two-car train twenty minutes behind”.

To learn more about the creator, Remy – a local Washingtonian, visit his website (quite a funny website): http://www.goremy.com/

Amplify’d from dcist.com

“I just missed the train / but it’s gonna be fine / because there’s a two-car train twenty minutes behind”Read more at dcist.com

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 13, 2010

September 13, 2010 at 7:27 pm

Monday, September 13, 2010 ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is Training Air Traffic Controllers on New Technology

Link to article in The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/faa-is-training-controllers-on-new-advanced-technology/article/3494130

2) Navigating Chaos: Aviation’s Response on 9/11 Discussed at University of Texas at Dallas

Link to article on Pegasus News:

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/sep/12/photos-navigating-chaos-aviations-response-911-utd/

3) Airport Carpets: Don’t be Floored by Blogger’s Area of Interest

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/12/travel/la-tr-carpeting-20100912

CARTOGRAPHY

4) GPS? Mapquest? Not for Fans of Hand-Drawn Maps

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0723643720100913

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Japan Launches First GPS Satellite

Link to story and video on Sky News:

http://bit.ly/aaQjKT

6) New iPhone App Enables GPS Fleet Tracking on the Go

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/gis/location-and-lbs/news/new-iphone-app-enables-gps-fleet-tracking-go-10462

7) GPS Technology Helps to Predict Hurricane Formation

Link to article in The Exponent:

http://www.purdueexponent.com/?module=article&story_id=22448

OTHER

8) FCC Likely to Open New Airwaves to Wireless

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html

PEDESTRIANS

9) Pedestrian Death Rise in New South Wales Blamed on iPods

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mp3s/pedestrian-death-rise-blamed-on-ipods-20100905-14w4d.html

10) Minnesota DOT Aims to Make Crossing Streets Safer

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/102746169.html

ROADWAYS

11) Mapping Traffic’s Toll on Wildlife

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13roadkill.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) US Department of Homeland Security to Test Iris Scanners

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2010-09-13-1Airis13_ST_N.htm

13) Communication Among Public Safety Agencies Like Talking Into a Brick

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100910_8422.php

TRANSIT

14) NJ Transit Officials Announce New ‘My Bus’ System

Five digit number to be assigned to each bus stop for riders to get info via SMS and cell phones.

Link to story on WMGM-TV:

http://www.nbc40.net/news/14577/

Link to news release from NJ Transit:

http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2625

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) New South Wales Gets Live Traffic Maps in $3 Million Upgrade

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/nsw-gets-live-traffic-maps-in-3m-upgrade-339305931.htm

Link to site: http://livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/

16) The Rise of Online Traffic Monitoring

Link to article on Road Traffic Technology:

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/features/feature93508/

17) Voice of Vietnam Traffic Information Channel Popular with Listeners

Link to VOV News story:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VOV-traffic-information-channel-popular-with-listeners/20109/119526.vov

18) New Age of Traffic Control

Texas initiative is aimed at improving the traffic management coordination among multiple agencies.

Link to article in The Eagle:

http://www.theeagle.com/local/New-age-of-traffic-control

19) Blind Traffic Reporter Tommy Edison Opens Eyes to Highway Trouble in Connecticut

Link to story and video on WTNH-TV:

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_cty/blind-traffic-reporter-tommy-edison

20) Could Smart Transport Beat Beijing’s Jams?

Link to article on FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2010/sep/13/could-smart-transport-beat-beijings-jams/

21) Garmin Live Traffic in South Africa Reviewed

Link to review on MyBroadband:

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/reviews/14943-Garmin-Live-Traffic-Reviewed.html

22) STV Launches Network of Local Web Sites, Which Included Traffic Updates, in Scotland

Link to story and video on STV:

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/197196-stv-launches-network-of-local-websites/

VEHICLES

23) The Wheel: From Mobility to Connectivity

Link to blog on Grush Hour:

http://grushhour.blogspot.com/2010/09/wheel-from-mobility-to-connectivity.html

News Releases

1) Mobile Devices Launches the First Open OS Based OBDII Dongle + Display Unit for the Vehicle Insurance Industry

2) Auto App Mart Launches as the Largest Online Marketplace for Automotive Applications

3) New Auto Safety Technology and Innovation Help Produce Historic Low for Highway Fatalities – Even as Driving Increases

4) Port of Hood River and Kapsch TrafficCom Introduce First Tolling System Deployment Based on 5.9 GHz DSRC WAVE in US

5) Trimble Launches Global Safety Initiative to Help Fleets Become Safer, More Efficient and Greener

6) Amtrak Joins Federal Railroad Administration ‘Close Call’ Pilot Program

7) TransitCenter Announces Its Participation in the New York/New Jersey Transit Trial

Upcoming Events

19^th National Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Conference â€“ October 24-27 â€“ Burlington, Vermont

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/19th_National_Rural_Public_and_Intercity_Bus_Trans_162575.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1935 **75^th anniversary** Howard Hughes set a world speed record of 352 mph (566 kph) in the H-1 racer.

http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/h1racer.html

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