Way to Avoid Speedtraps/Checkpoints and notify others

[ColdSoul]

I don't know how many people have GPS but if you do there is this neat program called "Trapster" and there is a program called "Trapster Mobile" for PPC users. Basically if you have a cellphone with a built in GPS or a add-on GPS (through bluetooth) you can get a map of upcoming speed traps and check points.

If you spot one that isn't on the map you can then add it and it will be posted for other people. When other people see it they can verify it and thus the people who are reliable and accurate will have better ratings and this will show on the posts of speed traps and check points.

I thought this might be good for a form of activism due to the fact that we could inform eachother (and the general public) about these things and they would feel we were providing a service to them (and ourselves).

I mainly got the program for my drive to NH in a few weeks (don't want to get any tickets on the way) but I thought it might be good for activism against the police state and punishing people for hurting no-one.

P.S. I just remembered you can report red light cameras as well.

http://www.trapster.com/
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/04/04/trapster-mobile-utility-locates-speed-traps/

[Giggan]

P.S. I just remembered you can report red light cameras as well.

There shouldn't be any of those in New Hampshire because there's an RSA which restricts camera ticketing to toll plazas only. But there are camera-like devices on some traffic lights in Concord, I have no idea what they are.

[Romak]

I believe those cameras in Concord are for the Federal Courthouse?? Arent there quite a few federal agencies housed there? ATF, etc.

[Giggan]

It's possible, cause the first ones I noticed were at the intersection of Pleasant and South St. But there's some in very non-federal locations, such as the intersection of Pleasant and Langley (by the hospital), Pleasant and Main, Pleasant and Storrs (by Market Basket/Burlington/Marshalls) and also where Ft Eddy Road and the plaza with Lowes/MarketBasket meet. They may be cameras for surveillance at the PD they used just to big brother us as opposed to using to give tickets. Who knows. They could also be just for traffic light sensors, to know when cars are there, but I don't know why those would look like cameras.

Concord PD does have surveillance in the parking garages in Concord, especially in the great big waste of money one that's fun to play in but will get the cops called on you if you stick around to long (cops were sent by dispatchers watching a friend of mine and I do parkour in there). The other garages I believe just have one camera each on the roof, as the young hooligans often to go up their and inhale.

[SpeedPhreak]

I had an idea several years ago & even talked to a student of both software & electrical engineering - he said it was possible but not really due to blah blah (sorry don't remember exactly).

All emergency vehicles have a radio on a certain band that is always on - use that signal to locate the exact position of said vehicle on a gps device in relation to you.

This is cool though cuz it is here now.

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This desperately needs a bump. All of you with a BlackBerry or iPhone need this.

[Coconut]

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This is cool though cuz it is here now.

Years ago I had a few 'wishes' for things that I knew could never be possible, among them: high speed wireless internet.

In my defense I was probably 11 or 12.

[David]

Maybe off topic, but Errors bump reminded me of a question Ive had for a while.  Is it possible to make a text only 'internet forum' for cell phones, particularly for the older and/or cheaper phones that only have sms text rather than the actual cellular internet?  This would be useful for this stuff, and maybe for emergencies. 

[ColdSoul]

Maybe off topic, but Errors bump reminded me of a question Ive had for a while.  Is it possible to make a text only 'internet forum' for cell phones, particularly for the older and/or cheaper phones that only have sms text rather than the actual cellular internet?  This would be useful for this stuff, and maybe for emergencies. 

Possible of course, the basic old cellphone internet is called WAP. I know there are WAP forums, but really the easiest thing to do is call Porc 411, and normally someone will post the message within a few minutes. I know the forums on howardforums.com work with more cellphone's then some forums as it's specifically a cellphone forum, the forum actually notes what type of phone you are using and add's it to the end of the message.

[Recumbent ReCycler]

I have a Valentine One radar detector with a remote display.  I was thinking that it would be nice to be able to connect it to a computer and a GPS so that the computer could record the locations of radar signals.  You could mark the locations where automatic doors cause false alarms, and upload the data onto a web site, where others could download it and add data of their own.  I'm sure someone could figure out a way to do it.

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I have a Valentine One radar detector with a remote display.  I was thinking that it would be nice to be able to connect it to a computer and a GPS so that the computer could record the locations of radar signals.  You could mark the locations where automatic doors cause false alarms, and upload the data onto a web site, where others could download it and add data of their own.  I'm sure someone could figure out a way to do it.

The web site is already there.

[DavidHenry]

Many checkpoints are set-up on interstate exit ramps and can be avoided by being alert.  Slow down when you approach the exit.  Check for flashing blue or red lights on the exit ramp.  You can often stay on the interstate if you detect a checkpoint. 

If you see a flashing lights in the distance on a straight road, you often can't tell if it is a checkpoint, an accident, or a motorist pulled over.  Binoculars in the car are handy for this.  Just pull over or have a passenger look through the binoculars.

By the way, binoculars are also handy for bird-watching on those long interstate vacations! 

[Recumbent ReCycler]

I have a Valentine One radar detector with a remote display.  I was thinking that it would be nice to be able to connect it to a computer and a GPS so that the computer could record the locations of radar signals.  You could mark the locations where automatic doors cause false alarms, and upload the data onto a web site, where others could download it and add data of their own.  I'm sure someone could figure out a way to do it.

The web site is already there.

Where?

[Recumbent ReCycler]

Many checkpoints are set-up on interstate exit ramps and can be avoided by being alert.  Slow down when you approach the exit.  Check for flashing blue or red lights on the exit ramp.  You can often stay on the interstate if you detect a checkpoint. 

If you see a flashing lights in the distance on a straight road, you often can't tell if it is a checkpoint, an accident, or a motorist pulled over.  Binoculars in the car are handy for this.  Just pull over or have a passenger look through the binoculars.

By the way, binoculars are also handy for bird-watching on those long interstate vacations! 

Hehe!  My brother and I used to go on long road trips together when we were teenagers.  We listened to truckers' reports of speed traps on the CB radio, and sometimes whoever was sitting in the passenger seat would use binoculars on long straight stretches of road to see what was up ahead.  At the time, the CB radio was the best tool for getting early warnings of speed traps on the highway.  The truckers would say something like "There's a cruiser parked behind the bushes just past the crest of the hill on the Northbound side."  I should get a CB radio for my car.  It's been years since I used one.

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I have a Valentine One radar detector with a remote display.  I was thinking that it would be nice to be able to connect it to a computer and a GPS so that the computer could record the locations of radar signals.  You could mark the locations where automatic doors cause false alarms, and upload the data onto a web site, where others could download it and add data of their own.  I'm sure someone could figure out a way to do it.

The web site is already there.

Where?

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