[LINK] No cash for phone alert system

[Richard Chirgwin]

Pilcher, Fred wrote:
>> At 11:45 PM 17/02/2009, Peter Bowditch wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Happens in road tunnels in Sydney (or, at least it used to). 
>>>       
>> I've been 
>>     
>>> in the Harbour Tunnel when the radio was taken over for an emergency 
>>> announcement.
>>>       
>> Melbourne tunnels, too.
>>     
>
> The POMs have, and have had for some time, a system that overrides the
> car radio's "off" button for emergency announcements.
>
> I can't believe how far behind their technology we are.
>   
I think it's a capability in digital radio ...

RC
> Fred 
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