Review: Trapster

I can call back a time that CB Radios and FuzzBusters were the craze to keep track of where the "Smokies" and "Bears" were hiding.  Today, in this loftier-tech era full of social networking applications a new solution has been released to aid motorist find out where speed traps are.

Trapster is a Windows Mobile application that relies on a social network to place speed traps and then maps them for mobile and desktop access.  Trapster's membership covers international locations every bit well equally the U.South.

While we don't endorse speeding, if you want to know more about Trapster, ease on past the break.

When I'm not writing for WMExperts, my day chore is with the local Sheriff'due south Office, so it's a little odd to detect myself reviewing Trapster. Keep in listen that most traffic command efforts past constabulary enforcement are designed to prevent accidents caused by excessive speeds. If Trapster gets you lot to boring down in these areas, in many ways it assists these efforts to keep our roadways safe. Avoiding a costly traffic citation is just icing on the cake.

The Software

Trapster tin can be downloaded straight from their website or by pointing your mobile browser to http://trapster.com. You lot will take to institute a User Business relationship to study traps. The premise of Trapster is directly-forward. When you see a "trap" you study it from your Windows phone. The location is recorded on the map that is accessible past all users.

Alerts are sent to other user's phones and the system increases the credibility of these reports as other user's confirm or report the same locations.

Trapster has map icons indicating where active traps are located (Alive Constabulary), where red light and other speed cameras are located, where police checkpoints are located, and my favorite, where police force often hide (and information technology's not just the doughnut store).

Trapster also offers a TrapMap on their website allowing access from your desktop computer too as your Windows phone. Traveling to Tasmania and need to know where the local cops are running radar? Trapster has a respectable number of international users contributing reports.

Trapster volition only run on Windows phones with a touchscreen and running Windows Mobile 6.0 or higher. A GPS connection (internal or external) is required an yous'll need .Net Compact Framework 3.5 installed every bit well.

Overall Thoughts

Trapster reminded me of Waze, a Windows phone application that relies on a social network of users to map traffic problems. The brownie checks Trapster has put in place are a nice bear upon.  Otherwise, I tin can see speed traps being generated on every block by an overzealous user.  Withal, Trapster is but equally good as the information provided by users and while I have professional reservations near the application, if it helps motorists drive a little safer then it has some merit.

Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/review-trapster

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