Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Smarter Air Traffic Control Could Save 500 kg Fuel per Flight
Link to IANS story:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News_by_Industry/Smarter_air_traffic_control_needed/articleshow/3332526.cms

OTHER

2) Social Security Numbers May be on Web Site
Drivers in Virginia and Washington, DC who get tickets could find their Social Security number posted on a state Web site if that information is on their driver's license.
Link to AP story:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/08_05-12/REG

PARKING

3) New Technology Catches More Parking Violators in SeattleLink to story and video report on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_080508WAB_spd_parking_enforcement_KC.1b79862c.html

ROADWAYS

4) ‘Highway Spam’ is Back
Link to story in the Winnipeg Free Press:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/local/story/4208809p-4801231c.html
Link to Highway Spam: http://www.highway-spam.org

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Missing Registered Traveler Laptop Found
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9111839&intsrc=hm_list

TRANSIT

6) New York City Transit Plans Anti-Groping Campaign
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.1010wins.com/pages/2733851.php

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) CCTVs to Give Real-Time Info on New Delhi BRT Traffic Snarls
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/CCTVs_to_give_real-time_info_on_BRT_traffic_snarls_/articleshow/3331368.cms

8) Moving People Around Beijing is the Key to the Olympics’ Success
Link to story in The Seattle Medium:
http://www.seattlemedium.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=90392&sID=1000011&ItemSource=L

VEHICLES

9) Lotus ‘Safe & Sound’ System Makes Quiet Vehicles Audible
Link to CNET News story:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10007541-48.html

10) Ford Launching Blind-Spot Mirror on Edge this Fall
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080806/ford_blind_spot_mirror.html?.v=4

11) Automotive Semiconductor Content to Grow Constantly, Semicast Says
Link to story in EE Times Europe:
http://eetimes.eu/germany/209902478;jsessionid=HBW5LFOGFE22SQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN


News Releases
1) Updated Crash Data Collection Guideline Released
2) Joseph M. Giglio Publishes Third Transportation Book in Three Years


Upcoming Events
AAAE Runway Safety Summit – November 12-14 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
http://events.aaae.org/sites/081101/


Today in Transportation History
1862 – The Confederate ironclad, CSS Arkansas was scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with the USS Essex.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-ag/arkansas.htm

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