‘Do You Slow for Speed Cameras?’
courtesy of ‘Wayan Vota’
Do you use one of the iPhone or GPS applications to watch out for speed cameras? If so, Chief Lanier thinks you’re cowardly for doing so. How dare you deprive the city of its hard-earned ticket revenues?
Tom Bridge: Tom Bridge moved to the DC area in 2000 and hasn't looked back. Well, once. But it was his job that was broken, and not DC. Before founding We Love DC with several friends, Tom was the City Captain for Metroblogging DC for four years. He is a partner at Technolutionary LLC and works in computers for a living. Read Why Tom Loves DC
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4 Responses to “Chief Lanier Thinks Your iPhone is Cowardly”
July 13th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Only in DC, can the police chief call residents cowardly for avoiding automated computers, designed to make the jobs of police officers easier.
/chuckles…
//speeds off…
///slows down to 30…
////speeds back up.
July 13th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Does anyone have experience with these said iPhone apps? If so, which ones are worth buying/downloading?
July 13th, 2009 at 10:07 am
I wondered the same thing, Max. The comments on the original article specifically mention Trapster for the iPhone.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I believe the notorious app here uses data from a website that you can check from a normal browser. So – assuming the app isn’t complete garbage – you can determine how worthwhile it is from your desk before committing to the app cost.
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