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High-tech winter maintenance management
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This winter marks the first for the Saginaw County Road Commission's (SCRC's) fully-functional AVL system. The system, which uses off-the-shelf electronics components and a software package customized for SCRC use, tracks and communicates the status of 70 winter maintenance vehicles.
Links to additional resources
Saginaw County Road Commission
CompassComm Software Corp.
Brian Sanada: The new point of contact for asset management in Michigan
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Brian Sanada is the new asset management coordinator for the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council. In addition to being the point of contact for all agencies dealing with asset management, he also serves as a liaison between agencies and the council, and he coordinates PASER data collection.
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Michigan Tranportation Asset Managment Council
A driver's first-hand experience with crashworthy devices
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Typical Monday morning. Taking the same route I always do. Light rain falling. Roads are slick so I slow down. Turn left off of FM 2818 North and take the uphill merge lane onto FM 60 West. I reach the top of the curve and . . . NO TRACTION! Back end of my sedan fishtails left!
(Guy Benson, information and advertising program coordinator for the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), describes his experience with the forgiving roadside.)
Links to additional resources
FHWA Roadway Departure Safety Program
A breakfast that wakes you up
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Dragging through your morning? Then try adding these breakfast favorites to your a.m. menu: yogurt and eggs. This little diet tweak could help you forget you even have a snooze button, thanks to the extra dose of tyrosine - a building block for two important wake-up-your-brain chemicals.
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