Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – Jan 7, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
OTHER
1) Note in Fiery Maryland Package Complained of Road Signs
Link to AP article:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-06-maryland-packages_N.htm
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
2) Bollywood Stars to Create Awareness About Car Safety in Mumbai
Link to article in The Times of India:
ROADWAYS
3) Swiss Road Signs to be Overhauled
Link to article on GenevaLunch:
http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/01/07/swiss-road-signs-to-be-overhauled/
4) High-Tech Highway Weigh Stations Coming to Oklahoma
Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=72634
5) Virtual Survey Crew Ahead: Radiusmeter Takes Guesswork Out of Signs, Markings for Horizontal Curves
Link to article in Texas Transportation Researcher:
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=3&article=8&year=2010
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) US Seeks International Cooperation on Transport Security
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/40951022
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
7) Nevada Governor, Budget Officials Reject $15 Million Traffic Operations Center in Reno
Link to article in the Reno Gazette Journal:
http://www.rgj.com/article/20110107/NEWS10/101070391/1321/news
News Releases
1) New MyFord Mobile App Keeps Focus Electric Owners Engaged and In Control of Electric Car Experience
2) South Carolina DOT Puts Internet-Based Work Request System Online
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Webinar: IntelliDrive Program Impacts on Highway Freight – January 19
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=22445
Friday Bonus
If things don’t go quite right today, think of the mess these guys from Target had to deal with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acWfossz1rc
Today in Transportation History
1931 **80th anniversary** The first solo flight across the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand, was made by Guy Menzies.
http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=7637&m=advanced
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