Friday, June 6, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 6, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) Red Light Camera Roulette: Los Angeles is Money Loser, Culver City Rakes It InA Los Angeles Times review of photo fine-collection systems in Los Angeles County shows sharply mixed results.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-redlightmoney6-2008jun06,0,1041866.story

2) Groups Want Traffic Red-Light Camera Ban in Cincinnati
Coalition includes the NAACP, environmentalists and the Libertarian Party.
Link to AP story:
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20080606&id=8742644

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) New York State Court Upholds Police Use of GPS
Tracking devices can be placed on outside of cars without getting warrant.
Link to story in the Times Union:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=693993&category=REGION&newsdate=6/6/2008

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Says Laptops Shouldn’t Fall Under Arizona’s ‘TV’ Interpretation
Link to story in Land Line Magazine:
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Jun08/060208/060508-02.htm

5) Vermont Planning Safety Enhancement on Route 9
Improvements will include automated warnings to truck drivers via citizen band radio.
Link to story in the Bennington Banner:
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/search/ci_9485799?IADID=Search-www.benningtonbanner.com-www.benningtonbanner.com

TELEMATICS

6) TRW Unveils Integrated Electronic Control Panel
Link to story in Automotive Business Review:
http://www.automotive-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=D643314A-2347-4099-B878-57D3F27AE714

TRANSIT

7) Google Adds Bus/Train Directions to Maps for Mobile
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/06/google_adds_bus.html

8) WMATA Launches SmarTrip Ad Campaign
Link to story in Metro Magazine:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9070363


News Releases
1) Kapsch TrafficCom AG Acquires All of the Assets of the Mobility Solutions Business Unit of TechnoCom Corporation in the US
2) Respondersafety.com Partners with Officer.com


Upcoming Events
Webinar: Understanding the New FHWA Final Rule on Temporary Traffic Control Devices (Subpart K) – June 26
http://wzsafety.tamu.edu/training/record/8748


Friday Bonus
This may be a first in the annals of DWI history.
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/06/03/news/local/13641652.prt


Today in Transportation History
1933 **75th anniversary** - The first drive-in theatre opened in Camden, New Jersey.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/drive-in.html

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