Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
December 20, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Bag Tags, Iris Scan Could Soon Come to
US Airports
Link
to story on WJLA-TV:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2)
Florida Makes First Moves to Link SunPass, E-ZPass
Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:
FREIGHT
3)
Will Technology Eliminate the 'Personal
Touch' in Fleet Management?
Link
to blog in Business Fleet:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4)
Galileo and Compass: A Tale of
Also-Runnings
Link
to article in GPS World:
5)
Using GPS on Michigan Snowmobile Trails
Link
to story on WLUC-TV:
PEDESTRIANS
6)
San Francisco Pedestrian Plan Could
Include Safety Outreach, Lower Speeds
Link
to article in The Examiner:
7)
IBM Builds a 'Flashing Pedestrian
Crossing' to Emphasize Crosswalk Safety
Link
to article on DesignTAXI:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
California Should Not Waste Money on
Needless PR
Link
to editorial in The Press-Enterprise:
9)
Talking Safety: States Leverage Social
Tools in Winter Travel Messages
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
ROADWAYS
10)
Nine Technologies for Building the 'Road
of the Future'
Link
to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
11)
Behind the Signs: A Look at the New York
City DOT Sign Shop
Link
to video from NYC DOT:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
Study: Motorists Spend 18% of Journey
Time Not Focusing on Road
Link
to article on Road Traffic Technology:
13)
China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic
Safety Opens in Beijing
Link
to article on just-auto:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14)
New Jersey Turnpike Authority to Use
Social Media to Promote Safe Driving
Link
to article in The Star-Ledger:
15)
New Jersey Turnpike Budget Has More for
Signs, Less for Toll Workers
Link
to article in The Record:
16)
Traffic-Counting Device Puts Traffic
Patterns in the Hands of the People
Link
to article in Fast Company:
VEHICLES
17)
Built-In Car Seat Heart Monitors Could
Keep Fatigued Drivers Off the Road
Link
to article on Digital Trends:
18)
CNET Announces 2012 Car Tech Awards
Link
to article on CNET:
19)
Cars: The Next Big Advertising Platform?
Connected
cars are taking mobile marketing to a whole new level. Here's what to expect.
Link
to article in Inc.:
20)
Summary of Trucking Industry Mobility
& Technology Coalition, US DOT Webinar on Truck Parking Issues and
Opportunities
Link
article in TIMTC newsletter:
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Request for Entries – Best of ITS
Awards – ITS America
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Road Weather Management Best Practices – January 30
Today in Transportation
History
1987
**25th anniversary** The Philippine passenger ferry MV Doña Paz collided with an oil
tanker. Both ships burned and sank
and over 4,300 people died, making it the deadliest maritime peacetime
disaster.
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