Friday, September 18, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter


Friday, September 18, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) Lakeland, Florida, Camera Firm May Be Afoul of Law by Not Keeping Traffic Camera Video
Link to article in The Ledger:
http://www.theledger.com/article/20090917/NEWS/909175063/1338?Title=City-Camera-Firm-May-Be-Afoul-of-Law

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Oklahoma Pikepass System Set to Use Stickers Instead of Transponders
Link to article in The Oklahoman:
http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-pikepass-system-set-to-use-stickers/article/3401956

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Massachusetts Court OKs Secret Use of GPS Devices
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/18/sjc_oks_secret_use_of_gps_devices/

OTHER

4) Canadian Government Orders Individual Road Signs for Infrastructure Projects
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/09/18/nb-highway-signs-541.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) States Offer Instant Traffic Updates via Twitter, Sending Mixed Message on Texting and Driving
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-texting-in-traffic,0,1178925.story

6) Kansas DOT Launches Traffic Safety Blog
Link to article in The Topeka Capital-Journal:
http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-09-18/traffic_safety_blog_launched


News Releases
1) Autostrata.com Launched to Provide Online Portal for In-Vehicle Aftermarket Telematics Products



Upcoming Events
Webinar: Taking Proper Care of Pedestrians in Work Zones – September 30
http://www.workzonesafety.org/training/record/9856


Friday Bonus
Here’s one more way to keep the passengers’ attention during the airline safety announcements.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/business/30air.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all


Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - Vanguard III was launched into Earth orbit.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?Ry2366&id=6&asse&orse&qs=No%3D40%26Ns%3DPublicationYear%257c0%26N%3D4294967039

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