Thursday, March 6, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, March 6, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) English to Become Compulsory for Pilots Internationally
Link to story in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/761307/English-to-become-compulsory-for-pilots.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) SunPass Finally Easing Traffic Flow at Florida Toll Plazas
Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbsunpass0306sbmar06,0,7844011.story

3) High-Tech May Put End to New York MTA Tollbooths
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/06/2008-03-06_hi_tech_may_put_end_to_mta_tollbooths.html

MARITIME

4) Ports in Korea, Singapore, Oman and Hong Kong in Line for US Box Screening Trial
Link to story on Lloyd’s List:
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/viewArticle.htm?articleId=20017512295

5) US Navy Develops Two-Way Communication for Submerged Submarines
Link to story in Government Executive:
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39459&dcn=e_nextgov

6) Singapore Port Becomes Wireless Wise
Link to story in Computerworld Singapore;
http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=7692&pubid=3&tab=Home&issueid=125
Link to news release from the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore:
http://www.ida.gov.sg/News%20and%20Events/20080306142631.aspx?getPagetype=20

RAILROADS

7) Trains Given ‘Insufficient Warning’ to Dangers
Emergency responders look for faster ways to notify train crews.
Link to story and video report on WLS-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6002152

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) UK Identity Card Program to Begin in November
Link to Bloomberg story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aZLmRXDv8RNU&refer=uk
Link to news release from the UK Home Office:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/id-card-plan

9) New Mexico Authorities Use Crash Map Against DWI
Link to AP story:
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_8420567
Link to DWI Crash Maps from the DWI Resource Center:
http://www.dwiresourcecenter.org/datacenter/maps/crashmaps.shtml

10) Failures Uncovered with Washington State Tsunami Warning System
Link to story and video report on KIRO-TV:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15505043/detail.html

TELEMATICS

11) Softbank, Pioneer to Jointly Develop Telematics System
Link to Jiji Press story:
http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=17217

TRANSIT

12) Taiwan Ministry of Transport and Communications to Revise Rules on Transport E-Cards
Link to story in The China Post:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/03/06/145820/MOTC-to.htm

13) Job Board Launched for Public Transportation
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9068955
Link to TransitTalent: http://www.transittalent.com/


News Releases
1) Magellan Expands Popular RoadMate Series with New Widescreen Units; First in Category to Offer Integrated Live Traffic Service
2) Stationary Speed Enforcement Without the Need for In-Road Equipment
3) New Manchester, UK Transport Boss Promises Technological Revolution
4) Houston TranStar Unveils New Travel Tool - Virtual Earth map offers features, flexibility for area residents
5) Missouri DOT Travel Map Viewed 1.5 Million Times this Winter


Upcoming Events
AASHTO Spring Meeting – May 4-8 – Branson, Missouri
http://www.transportation.org/meetings/146.aspx


Today in Transportation History
1896 – Charles B. King drove the first automobile on the streets of Detroit.
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/kingmotorcar/king.html

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