5 Handy Speed Trap Detector Apps for iPhone

Nobody likes those speeding tickets. Not that the cops shouldn’t give it to people who are being reckless on the road. But sometimes, it’s just so easy to go a bit over the speed limit. It’s pretty frustrating to get a ticket when you forget the speed limit or just go over the limit for a second. Thanks to speed trap alert apps for iPhone, you can stay on the top of your speed and avoid those annoying speeding tickets. While these apps won’t help you if you are being reckless on the road, they can reduce your costs if you use them the right away.

If you don’t want to spend a few hundred bucks on a laser detector and are looking for a simple solution to help you avoid those speed traps, here are 5 iPhone apps that can help:

Trapster Speed Trap Alerts: a free iPhone application that alerts you when you approach speed traps, red light, or speed cameras. Since it’s user driven, it’s growing and can be handy depending on your location.

iHUDisplay & SpeedCams: it’s comes with a fancy look to help keep you under the speed limit. It can even alert you if you have that feature on. It keeps you aware of speed traps as well.

Speed Cameras Maps: comes with over 15,000 POIs covering speed cameras, red light cameras, and speed traps. Regular updates are a plus.

Waze: it’s a social navigation app for iPhone that not only helps you get to your destination faster, but it provides you with community updates on speed traps and other issues on the road.

Cams Ahoy!: uses your iPhone’s GPS capability to alert you when you are getting close to a speed camera. It has over 3,000 POIs for the U.S. and Canada. It gives you options as far as your alert type is concerned.

What’s your favorite speed camera app for iPhone?