The Washington Examiner has an article that has been linked from Drudge about the D.C. Police Chief calling iPhone users ‘cowardly’ for monitoring speed traps.
One would think that slowing speeders down would be a good thing, but no…it’s now cowardly to slow down. Speed limits are big money for a lot of communities. It’s not safety first in those areas. It’s no surprise, when it comes time for a raise they can always state that it is really “revenue-neutral” and not really taking more money from the tax payers. Speed traps are just another way of taking hard earned money away from the people. Anything that keeps that money in the pockets of those who have earned it should be applauded. The fact that speeders are slowing down is a side benefit of this iPhone app…not something that is cowardly or unjust. D.C. really needs a new police chief.
There are a couple of apps, one of them is Trapster. People report the locations of cameras and traps so that other users will slow down and avoid a ticket. This is social networking at its finest where others are influencing the behavior of their online friends…to follow the rules and slow down. Sad to see that law enforcement is against that.
