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baltimoresun.com - Traffic
Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500
An 81-year-old pedestrian was fatally injured when he was hit by several vehicles on Interstate 95 in Southwest Baltimore on Monday night, and authorities were seeking help from witnesses and drivers in their investigation. Haywood Bass of Baltimore was struck by at least two vehicles and a tractor-trailer about 10:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes in the area of Caton Avenue, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police. All southbound lanes were closed as police investigated. Bass was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses and drivers who think they might have struck an object in the road are asked to call the agency's collision reconstruction unit at 443-324-8894.
An 81-year-old Baltimore man was struck and killed on Interstate 95 in Southwest Baltimore last night, and authorities were seeking help from witnesses and drivers in their investigation.
A woman riding a scooter was killed when she collided with a car in Pasadena on Sunday night, Anne Arundel County police. Judy Lynn Wright, 50, of the 200 block of Southwood Road in Pasadena was thrown from her scooter after she crashed into a 2007 Toyota Scion near Magothy Beach Road and D Street about 7:30, police said. Wright, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the Scion, Jessica Ann Wurtzer, 18, of the 600 block of D Street, was not injured, police said. Wurtzer told police that she had been heading east on D Street and stopped at the intersection with Magothy Beach Road and looked for traffic before proceeding. Wright's scooter struck the side of the Scion as it was in the intersection, police said.
Federal program's computer problems keep drivers off the road
Truckers, longshoremen and other workers waited for hours yesterday as they attempted to secure a federal identification card without which they cannot get to their jobs in the port of Baltimore.
Savoy Computing Services, authors of AutoTrack, the world-renowned vehicle-swept path analysis software, has announced the appointment of US roundabout and traffic planning experts, Ourston Traffic Solutions, as their official US partner. Ourston will henceforth distribute and support all versions of AutoTrack in the US and provide a range of AutoTrack training courses.
Mark Lenters, president of Ourston Traffic Solutions, commented, "We?re very pleased to be working with Savoy, they have an incredible product and we?re excited by the opportunities it presents."
Ourston Traffic Solution...
eyevis won a number of new contracts in 2008. These include the following:
Telefónica, Spain
Telefónica, based in Madrid, Spain, is a leading private company in the global telecommunications market, and is listed on the main international stock exchanges. With a presence in 24 countries, Telefónica employs an average of 249,000 people, and in March 2008, provided access to more than 233 million customers ? 171.6 million mobile phones accesses; 43.4 million landline telephones accesses; 13.5 million internet and data accesses, and 1.8 million pay-per-view accesses.
Telefonica has put into...
Since the time of its inception in March 2004, Oman Mobile remains the leading mobile telecommunications service provider in Oman. Being a dynamic and agile market player, Oman Mobile serves its ever growing customer base exceeding 1.6 million subscribers by delivering value-for-money and a wide range of cutting-edge wireless voice and data services and optimal network coverage.
Oman Mobile provides more than 43 services for its post¬paid and prepaid subscribers and active ro¬aming partnership with countries all across the world.
For the control of the company?s network and its service...
This year, eyevis, the German specialist for visual solution for control rooms, proved that they are one of the leading manufacturers in the field. Several new products have already been launched this year, along with lots of new developments due to be launched at the ISE in Amsterdam in February 2009.
In 2008, several big contracts from all over the world were realized. The reason for this was the superior quality and features of the eyevis products, as well as the excellent service level offered. Most of these projects have been awarded after a detailed market survey of the customers, ...
Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (ANAS) is the public body responsible for managing the national road network in Italy, with headquarters in Rome. ANAS? duty is the operation and maintenance of public roads and motorways. ANAS has 6,700 employees and operates a network of roads and motorways of approximately 27,000km.
The Italian motorways are operated by 24 different licensed companies. ANAS is the public institution which controls these companies and is a direct subordinate to the Italian Ministry of Transport.
In the turn of the ?EasyWay? project, the key implementation programme...
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