Do you think the cops use Trapster? - Perth-WRX.com

DAN682 · #1 03-03-2010, 11:44 AM

A mobile cop just set up with the gun on Pinjarra Road.

I trapster him (of course after I pull my vehicle off the road blah blah blah)

2 minutes later, he leaves.

Coincidence?

American Dave · #2 03-03-2010, 11:56 AM

I doubt it as they are so busy doing cop business

seagull · #3 03-03-2010, 12:15 PM

trapster him ? whats this

zmk · #4 03-03-2010, 12:21 PM

Anyone found trapster to be a success? I used it on my android phone for about a day but it seemed kind of useless

MY99 · #5 03-03-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by seagull

trapster him ? whats this

A mobile phone app that allows for the live reporting and monitoring of speed traps. Users report speed traps and other users are warned as they approach the trap through Trapster's mapping/GPS software. See here http://www.trapster.com/

Quote:

Originally Posted by zmk

Anyone found trapster to be a success? I used it on my android phone for about a day but it seemed kind of useless

I got the app when it first came out (probably over a year ago now) and I think that I was one of about 3 users in WA at the time so it was completely useless. Now, there seem to be plenty of users making the system pretty useful. I spotted three cameras over the long weekend and each time I went to report them, someone had done it beforehand so if I'd had trapster open, I wouldn't have had to rely on the detector. The greater the number of users, the more effective the app becomes.

DAN682 · #6 03-03-2010, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zmk

Anyone found trapster to be a success? I used it on my android phone for about a day but it seemed kind of useless

I run an iPhone and it sends me push notifications when I am within 2.6km of the trap.

It's great.

jEstEr? · #7 03-03-2010, 01:48 PM

what phones do they run on? I wouldn't be suprised if an individual office had it but i doubt the whole force has iphones

DAN682 · #8 03-03-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jEstEr?

what phones do they run on? I wouldn't be suprised if an individual office had it but i doubt the whole force has iphones

I would only expect the office to have it running, maybe even on a pc? and just radio to the guys.

BALISTC · #9 03-03-2010, 01:53 PM

I'm sure they have much better things to do than monitor Trapster.

JDM_STYLE · #10 03-03-2010, 02:03 PM

Kinda on the same topic but I've had trapster tell me multiple
times there are red light cameras at intersections but there's
definately no camera's there!

Anyone else had false alerts?

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