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In most countries around the world devices that detect police speed trap radars, lasers and cameras have been outlawed for some time, but UK company Novus have come up with an innovative gadget called the Mini Coyote, designed to perform the same job, but making use of a social network type platform to distribute speed trap locations in real time to other drivers using the technology.

In France more than 50,000 units have already been sold with drivers there making 27,000 reports of speed traps during September 2008.

Drivers with Mini Coyote installed in their vehicle are able to alert others of speedtraps by simply pressing a button. The GPS satellite device then sends the location to a processing centre where the information is relayed to other users within 3 seconds.

The gadget sounds an alarm and flashes a warning to the driver of an upcoming camera or trap and tells them how often it has been reported. A vehicle traveling 300 metres behind the person who first reports the trap would receive a warning in enough time to slow down.