Technology helps drivers avoid traps

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Washington-area drivers looking to avoid speed camera tickets can take advantage of a number of smartphone applications and websites that keep track of where cameras are located.

A variety of smartphone apps, such as Trapster, depend on users to keep track of camera locations. When the Trapster application is open and running, it alerts drivers with a sound — mimicking a radar detector — when they are approaching a potential speed trap. Radar detectors are outlawed in D.C. and Virginia.

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