Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

1) 3,200 Government Plates Elude Iowa's Speed, Red-Light Cameras

Link to AP article:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/viewart/20130716/NEWS/130716021/3-200-government-plates-elude-Iowa-s-speed-red-light-cameras

OTHER

2) Washington State Patrol: Texting Can Make Traffic Delays Even Worse

Link to story on KOIN-TV:

http://www.koin.com/2013/07/15/wsp-texting-can-make-traffic-delays-even-worse/

PARKING

3) The Secret Behind a Mysterious New York City Traffic Code? It's Made Up

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/the-secret-behind-a-mysterious-traffic-code-its-made-up/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Jacksonville Port Authority Says It Needs Help Selling Port Projects

Link to article in the Jacksonville Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/07/15/jaxport-leaders-say-port-is-at-a.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Warning System Aims to Alert Drivers to Potential Crashes

Link to article in Catalyst:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2013/july/intersection/

6) Would Checking Cellphones After Collisions Truly Help Police?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Would-Checking-Cell-Phones-After-Collisions-Truly-Help-Police.html

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

7) Uber, Maker of Summon-A-Car App, Adds Fare Splitting

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://nyti.ms/15fMXeR

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) When Traffic Reporter Linda Dawson Speaks, Locals Detour in Cleveland Area

Link to interview in The Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/mycleveland/index.ssf/2013/07/linda_dawson_helps_cleveland_d.html

VEHICLES

9) GM's Infotainment Officer on OnStar Ads, Vehicle Technology

Link to story on Bloomberg TV:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/gm-s-abram-on-onstar-ads-vehicle-technology-J_p379J_TPWSPOTvQG2kkw.html

News Releases

1) ITS Australia: 'National Infrastructure Plan Recognizes Some Challenging Realities'

2) New Model to Improve Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication for Intelligent Transportation

3) DiscoverAviationTV: New Live Aviation Educational Broadcast

Bernie's Notes

My wife and I are taking a little vacation time.  I plan to publish the TCN each day but the content may be a little less than usual and it may not be sent at 6 pm New York time each day.  In addition, I may not respond to emails as quickly as usual.  I appreciate your understanding.

Upcoming Events

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Today in Transportation History    

1948 **65^th anniversary** The first hijacking of a commercial airliner took place on a flight between Macau and Hong Kong.

http://worldhistoryproject.org/1948/7/16/the-miss-macao-crashes-in-the-first-hijacking-of-a-commercial-aircraft

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