Thursday, October 16, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, October 16, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Australian Investigators Query Navy Signals in Mid-Air Incidents
Will check if radio transmissions may have caused Qantas jet to rapidly lose altitude.
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. story:
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200810/s2392895.htm?tab=australia

2) The New Age…It’s Coming!
Harmonization with the European Aviation Safety Agency.
Link to story in Aircraft Maintenance Technology:
http://www.amtonline.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=6571

3) Airlines Eye More Onboard Advertising
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081016/airlines_ad_revenue.html?.v=1

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Sat-Nav Sign Finds a Place in Welsh Hearts
Community has positive experience with sign that advises drivers of heavy goods vehicles to ignore their GPS units.
Link to story on LocalGov:co.uk:
http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=72167

OTHER

5) Next-Gen FAST Cards Have RFID Built-In
Link to story in Today’s Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=20533&login=i95berniew%40aol%2Ecom&datalogin=%269A6%3BNX%241%0A

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) New Airport Body Scanners Spark Privacy Debate in Australia
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. story:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/16/2392829.htm

7) California Congressman Opens Public Safety Technology Summit with Call for Federal, Private Partnerships
Link to story in the Oakland Tribune:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_10730792

8) Multitasking in the Car: Just Like Drunken Driving
Link to NPR story and audio report:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95702512&ft=1&f=1003

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Bringing Safety Under One Roof
High-tech complex on 250 acres combines county, state services in Northern Virginia.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/15/AR2008101500029.html

10) Every Traffic Light in London to be Re-programmed in Bid to Cut Jams
Link to story in the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1078077/Every-traffic-light-London-programmed-drive-cut-jams.html

11) Want to Avoid Snarls, Call Police Help Line
New Delhi police use an interactive map to better track congestion.
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Want_to_avoid_snarls_call_police_helpline/articleshow/3605108.cms

12) In Spite of Crash, Houston TV Stations Say They’ll Still Use Choppers for Traffic and News Coverage
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/tv/6060603.html


News Releases
1) NTSB Acting Chairman Addresses the Issue of Driver Distractions
2) NTSB Acting Chairman Praises Rail Safety Act Signed Today by President
3) Airbiquity Marks Major Milestone: 10 Million Units on the Road
4) Consumers Willing to Pay for Mobile Navigation Services


Upcoming Events
9th National Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion – July 26-28 – Melbourne
http://www.injuryprevention2009.com/


Today in Transportation History
1939 – The German Luftwaffe makes its first attack on British territory.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/72/a1975872.shtml

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