This morning on KSEE Sunrise Faith Sidlow talked with the creator of "Trapster," a new Smartphone application that tips off drivers when they're approaching a speed trap.

For the first time, millions of Americans getting behind the wheel this holiday season will have a new secret weapon to avoid speeding tickets when Law Enforcement is out in full force: a free downloadable technology called TRAPSTER, which has quickly become the world’s most popular driving related application for the iPhone and other smartphones. Having already attracted an army of millions of users, its popularity is growing on a daily basis for one simple reason: It allows users to report Law Enforcement speed traps and alert other drivers instantly in real time, helping them avoid costly and time-consuming speeding tickets.

TRAPSTER is legal and free to download. It can be run hands-free with voice technology to ensure that drivers stay focused on the road, providing spoken alerts to motorists when they approach police speed traps – laser/radar enforcement, fixed speed cameras, mobile speed camera vans, as well as red light cameras. Trapster also provides turn-by-turn directions, real time traffic, accident reports, gas stations, banks, rest stops, local search, and more.

With Californians experiencing record unemployment and the cost of speeding tickets frequently running over $300, the price of a ticket is simply more than most can afford. According to the latest figures released by the Department of Labor in late October, California’s Inland Empire (including Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario) has the 2nd highest unemployment rate in the nation among cities with populations of more than 1 million – 2nd only to Detroit. El Centro, California ranks #1 with the highest unemployment rate of any metropolitan area at a whopping 30%.

Trapster has been featured in USA TODAY, WALL STREET JOURNAL, TIME which cited it as a “Top 10 iPhone app for dads” and WIRED which recognized Trapster as the #1 location based app.