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Traffic moves along the Lodge Freeway near
the Southfield Town Center, a prized jewel of
Southfield office space.
WASHINGTON – Support is growing for
legislation sponsored by a pair of Michigan
congresswomen that would allow road
funding to be used to pay for technology that
could improve highway safety.
U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, R-Harrison
Township, is the prime sponsor of the bill,
which would authorize the use of existing
surface transportation funds for vehicle-to-
infrastructure technology.
That technology, which allows for the the
wireless exchange of safety and operational
data collected by vehicles and sensors on
roadway infrastructure, is intended to help
avoid crashes. U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence,
D-Southfield, is co-sponsor of the legislation.
Today, Miller's office said the nation's
largest van pool provider, vRide, endorsed
the legislation, saying it helps clarify the
eligibility of vehicle-to-infrastructure projects
within federal highway programs.
On Monday, the Intelligent Transportation
Society of America — a group which includes
automakers, transportation and planning
agencies, research organizations and
academic institutions — voiced its support
for the legislation as well, saying so-called
"V2I" technology "represents the future of
road safety."
The legislation, which has been referred to
the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, which Miller serves on, would
provide a formal definition for V2I
technology under the highway code and
make clear that states may use road funding
under several federal programs to invest in
V2I projects that improve road safety.

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CAPE TOWN – A South African Navy helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at the Milnerton Golf Club after the cockpit caught fire on Monday afternoon.
Residents living near the golf course toldEyewitness News that the pilot made the emergency landing on the 11th hole.
There were no injuries, but residents said they were shaken by the incident.
Military police cordoned off the 11th hole where the chopper stood and nobody is being allowed near the scene as they work on the helicopter, which experienced an apparent electrical malfunction.
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