Trapster Mobile Phone App Alerts Motorists To Speed Camera And Booze Bus Locations

A NEW MOBILE PHONE application called Trapster is helping motorists avoid speed cameras and booze buses, using a Google Maps screen overlaid with up-to-the-minute community-updated warnings.

Available for a number of different 3G and GPS-enabled mobile phone platforms, the application allows users to enter the coordinates of known police activity, making the information instantly available to other Trapster users.

Speaking with Fairfax, a Victoria Police spokesperson said that while police knew of the application, it is not illegal software.

"While it is disappointing that motorists would consider drink driving and using this technology to attempt to avoid detection, there is nothing currently illegal with the application," he told Fairfax.