Thursday, February 1, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 1, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Port of Olympia Tackles “Image, Communications Problem”Link to story in The Olympian:http://www.theolympian.com/102/story/63309.html

2) Michigan Attorney General: Cameras Can’t be Use to Tag Drivers Who Run Red Lights
Link to AP story:
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/NEWS01/702010378/1001/news
Link to opinion from the Michigan Attorney General:
http://www.ag.state.mi.us/opinion/datafiles/2000s/op10275.htm

3) Missouri DOT Traffic Broadcasts Don’t Help on Highway
Link to column in The Kansas City Star:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/16592670.htm

4) Sign Rule to Aid Disabled: Delaware Gas Stations Must Post Offers of Assistance
Link to story in the Delaware State News:
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/01/31/dm/central_delaware/dsn02.txt

5) New Service Lets Car Owners Play Location-Tracking, Theft-Preventing Big Brother
Link to AP story:
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=620f53d2-c2dc-4435-9d6e-f0348257da29&k=36768
Link to further information and demonstration from Inilex:
http://www.inilex.com/wf_Demo.aspx

6) Border Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Strategic, Operational, and Technological Challenges at Land Ports of Entry
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07378t.pdf

7) Making Transportation in Tunnels Safe and Secure
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7221


News Releases

1) ADP, Kia Motors America and Roadside Telematics Corp. Collaborate to Open Up DMS for Industry-Leading Safety Innovation
http://www.roadmedic.com/pdfs/ADPPressReleaseNADA.pdf

2) Vibrating Earpiece May Prevent Tens of Thousands of Serious Traffic Accidents and Hundreds of Fatalities on Europe's Roads Each Year
http://www.safety-ear.com/press.html


Upcoming Events
41st International Aviation Snow Symposium – April 22-25 – Buffalo, New York
http://www.snowsymposium.org/


Today in Transportation History
1968 – The Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads merge to form the Penn Central.
http://pc.smellycat.com

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