Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, March 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
MARITIME
1) EU Focuses on Traffic Management on Inland Waterway Network
Link to article in New Europe:
http://www.neurope.eu/article/eu-focuses-traffic-management-inland-waterway-network
OTHER
2) Winners of Intertraffic 2012 Innovation Awards Announced
Link to article in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=37874
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
3) 'Zombies' On Cellphones Raise Awareness of Distracted Driving in California
Link to story on KXTV-TV:
http://www.news10.net/video/default.aspx?bctid=1537482816001
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/TpWh0
RAILROADS
4) Digital Rail Crash-Avoidance System Runs Into Trouble
Link to story on CNBC:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46806223
5) European Train Control System and the Single European Railway Area
Link to article in New Europe:
http://www.neurope.eu/article/etcs-and-single-european-railway-area
ROADWAYS
6) No Bilingual Road Signs for Northern Ireland
Link to article on Inside Ireland:
http://insideireland.ie/2012/03/30/no-bi-lingual-road-signs-for-ni-63589/
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/AxiZ3
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Data Fail to Show Much Difference in Cellphone Ban on Road Safety
Link to article from the Chicago Tribune:
TELEMATICS
8) UPS to Roll Out Telematics System in UK Following Olympics Trial
Link to article in Logistics Manager:
TRANSIT
9) New Jersey's Newark Penn Station PA System Gets an Upgrade
Link to story on WCBS-AM Radio:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/30/newark-penn-station-p-a-system-gets-an-upgrade
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) CBC's Jim Curran Signs Off from Traffic Reporting After 40-Year Career
Link to story on CBC News:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/03/29/toronto-jim-curran-retirement.html
VEHICLES
11) Google's Self-Driving Car Takes Blind Man to Taco Bell
Link to article in USA Today:
12) Idaho Governor Signs Law Making State First to Allow Drivers to Show Proof of Coverage Electronically
Link to story on KNIN-TV:
http://www.fox9now.com/news/local/144984295.html
News Releases
2) New Alaska 511 Twitter Handle for Statewide Driving Conditions
4) Scout for Apps, Telenav’s HTML5 Voice-Guided GPS Navigation Service, Now Open to All Developers
5) Telogis Acquires Maptuit Business, Industry Leader in Commercial Vehicle Navigation
6) Nokia Launches 'Traffic Feature' in Delhi and Mumbai
Upcoming Events
Rail Technology Conferences 2012 – April 24-25 – Amstelveen, the Netherlands
http://www.railtechnologyconferences.com/
Friday Bonus
Even Batman needs to have license plates on the Batmobile.
Today in Transportation History
1982 **30th anniversary** The third flight of the Space Shuttle was completed. The ship landed at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. The only time a shuttle landed there after a space flight.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/Capabilities.html
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