Monday, December 29, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, December 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Electronic Toll Collection System to be Introduced in Indonesia in January 2009
Link to Antara story:
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/12/27/electronic-toll-collection-system-introduced-as-of-january-2009/

MARITIME

2) Royal Navy Goes with ‘Windows for Subs’
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10129373-42.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

OTHER

3) BP Offers Free Wi-Fi to Fuel Interest in Gas Stations
Link to blog in USA Today:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2008/12/bp-offers-free.html

4) Internet Access Turns School Buses Into Rolling Classrooms
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123050778470438219.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Michigan Law on Rearview-Mirror Baubles Struck Down by Federal Court
Link to AP story:
http://www.freep.com/article/20081226/NEWS06/81226023/1008/NEWS06

6) Can You Find Me Now?
Cell phones hard for 911 to trace.
Link to story in The Tampa Tribune:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/28/280011/na-can-you-find-me-now/news-breaking/

7) Australian Police Target YouTube Speed Hoon
Motorcyclist posts videos of high-speed travels.
Link to story in The Canberra Times:
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/police-target-youtube-speed-hoon/1396688.aspx

TRANSIT

8) Utah Transit Authority ‘Tapping’ Into High-Tech Fare Collection
Link to story in the Deseret News:
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705273709,00.html

9) Signs to be Installed at 86 DC Metro Stations
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2008/12/Signs-to-be-installed-at-86-DC-Metro-stations.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Stage Set for New-Age Traffic System in Delhi
Link to story in The Indian Express:
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/stage-set-for-a-newage-traffic-system/404069/

11) Nerve Center Keeps Hernando County, Florida Traffic Flowing
Link to story in the St. Petersburg Times:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/article950222.ece

12) GPS + Web = Drive – Traffic
A combination of overhead signs and mobile Internet traffic information help columnist avoid holiday delays.
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2008/12/gps_web_drive_-_traffic.html?wprss=fasterforward

13) Experimenting with Twitter: How Newsrooms Are Using It to Reach More Users
Several newspapers are using the service to provide traffic updates.
Link to story on Poynter Online:
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=128918


Upcoming Events
North American Snow Conference – April 26-29 – Des Moines, Iowa
http://www.apwa.net/Events/eventdetail.asp?ID=2902


Today in Transportation History
1998 **10th anniversary** - A huge wave hit yachts during the Sydney to Hobart race. Six people died.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/29/newsid_4034000/4034603.stm

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