http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-eisenhower-travel-times-0521-20100523,0,7325891.story By Jon Hilkevitch Tribune reporter May 23, 2010 Whoever thought that talking on a cell phone while driving would be considered a public service? But that will be the case in one respect starting within the next few weeks on the Eisenhower Expressway, where travel times have soared since a resurfacing project began this spring between Thorndale Avenue in the western suburbs and the Circle Interchange near downtown Chicago. To generate travel-time information on the torn-up highway, the state has hired a Wisconsin company to monitor signals sent from motorists using Bluetooth-enabled personal electronic devices such as hands-free headsets for cell phones, wireless headphones and computer peripherals. Each device has a unique identification marker that will be tracked anonymously at various points on the Eisenhower to determine travel times and pinpoint areas of congestion, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Sun May 23 2010 - 22:26:00 PDT
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