Tag: ticket

Oh… a speeding ticket!

Last week I got a speeding ticket in the mail.  I think it was from one of those new speed cameras installed in school zones or maybe a mobile speed camera van.  This makes sense because it was the 5000 block of Roland ave.  I was going 43 mph in a 30 mph zone.  Ok… yeah…  I was speeding but it's annoying to have to pay this ticket.  It's only $40 and and at least you don't get any points on your record.

I will say… this probably works!  I doubt I will speed around Roland Park anytime soon.  Still the city will get me somehow.  This really is about one thing, generating revenue.  If you see an envelope that says “Baltimore City Photo Enforcement” you know you are screwed!

Trapster: Never Get a Ticket Again!

Getting a ticket can take a huge bite out of your wallet.  I'm sure you are careful and safe driver.  (Aren't you?)  Nowadays though many municipalities are installing red-light cameras and speed-cameras to generate revenue, by catching you unassumingly disobeying the law.

Luckily there is a solution.  It's called Trapster! How it works is that you load the software onto your cellphone or GPS device.  Trapster maps show you where all the red-light cameras, speed-cameras, and cop hang-outs for catching people speeding.  It will alert you if you are driving up to one of these Traps!

Essentially Trapster is a online version of a friend warning you about a speed trap.  Accept it's used by thousands of people, and those people warn you.  This does cause some issues, as sometimes it's not completely accurate.  Sometimes a person might mark a red-light camera that isn't there.   Of course the concept is still pretty cool.

The best part of Trapster is that it is Free! Also it's completely legal. Some states have banned the use of Radar Detectors, but no such law exists for sharing Speed Traps online!

http://www.trapster.com/