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New Service Maps Speed Traps By Cell Phone
esocid writes "In a modern equivalent of flashing your headlights to warn other motorists of police speed traps, you can now warn fellow drivers with a cell phone or personal digital assistant about speed traps, red-light cameras, and other threats to ticket-free driving. And as you approach a known threat, you'll get an audio alert on your mobile device. The developer of Trapster, Pete Tenereillo, said the system, which requires punching in a few keys such as '#1' to submit information to Trapster's database, should comply with laws banning talking on cell phones. The free service can automatically detect location using mobile devices' GPS capabilities or tap their Wi-Fi and get location from a database run by Skyhook Wireless. Police officials that Tenereillo has talked to haven't complained about the service because it inevitably encourages drivers to slow down."
Don't keybind the '/'!!!
I am so not participating in this discussion. When folks defend their god-given right to drive like idiots, all rational thought flies out the window, and all discussions turn into flamefests.
Cell phone speed trapping sounds like a clever idea not sure how real value it is compared to high tech radar detection in cars. I'd love it know more about the quality of real time cell capture system. http://www.usarealtorsdirectory.com/