Trapster
Technology and people power will take on the mobile speed cameras when they launch on July 19, with drivers embracing social networking to identify their locations.
More than 85,000 people have joined a Facebook group called “Drivers who flash their lights to warn you of coppers are true Australians”, but that pales in comparison to the 6.5 million iPhone users worldwide who have installed the Trapster application.
Trapster is free GPS-based software designed to warn subscribers of police, speed cameras or traffic issues. Users notify each other of police activity by reporting areas as they pass through them.
Ian Mills, a computer engineer from Gerroa , said he would be using the technology to warn others. “I travel 250 kilometres a day back and forth from home,” Mr Mills said.
Prospect resident Kunal Singh said drivers would keep an eye out for each other. “The new cameras can be anywhere, but with Trapster you can get notifications of them,” he said. “People are quite proactive in how they report speed traps.”