Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, April 5, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
OTHER
1) Inrix Says $1 Billion Valuation Possible as IPO is Considered
Link to Bloomberg article:
2) Google Shows Off Augmented Reality Specs
Company wants glasses to deliver real-time traffic information.
Link to article in PC Pro:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/373945/google-shows-off-augmented-reality-specs
3) Missouri House Endorses Ads Inside and Outside School Buses to Help Districts Pay Transportation Costs
Link to AP article:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f8c00c70850c4154b09202db7c8f6c2b/MO-XGR--School-Bus-Ads/
ROADWAYS
4) Ontario Wildlife Detection System Means Safer Roads
Link to article on Today's Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=28254
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Indiana School Bus Inspections Rev Up with New App
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/wireless/Indiana-School-Bus-Inspections-App.html
6) Distracted Driving Awareness Month
New information about distracted driving and why teen girls are more distracted than boys.
Link to The Peggy Smedley Show:
http://filesource.abacast.com/wsradio/m2mradio/040312/segment1040312.mp3
TRANSIT
7) Sound Transit Rejects Controversial 'Unionization' Ad
Link to article on PubliCola:
http://publicola.com/2012/04/04/sound-transit-rejects-controversial-unionization-ad/
8) Metro-North Communication Efforts Picking Up Speed
Link to article in The Advocate:
News Releases
2) 20% Drop in Car Accidents Thanks to Telematics Insurance
Upcoming Events
International Transport Forum – May 2-4 – Leipzig, Germany
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/
Today in Transportation History
1722 **290th anniversary** Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to discover Easter Island.
http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/contacts.html
1962 **50th anniversary** President John F. Kennedy delivered a special message to Congress on transportation.
http://www.jfklink.com/speeches/jfk/publicpapers/1962/jfk129_62.html
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