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When I first got on the Internet I loved collecting wav sounds. My favorites were clips from movies, theme songs or sound f/x. I would store hundreds of these things on stacks of 3.5" floppy disks. These days there’s no reason to really collect them yourself when you can find just about anything you want online whenever you want.

The PhoneZoo website provides just that source for you. With their website you’re looking for a new ringer and they have thousands to choose from in your search. The challenge is finding one that won’t truly embarrass you if your phone rings in an inappropriate time showcasing that special ringer you’ve found.

I’ll be honest. I normally don’t go the speed limit on most highways. I usually try to stick with traffic or a little faster. Even with that admittance of guilt though, I also accept the fact that I’m speeding and if I get pulled over I deserve the ticket. I don’t use a radar detector.

That doesn’t mean I’m not aware of certain streets and areas where there’s normally a bit of extra police presence on the streets.

The Njection website provides a nice little speedtrap mashup map for cities all over the United States.

Red light cameras and speed traps are good ideas in theory, but not quite when put into practice. They have become a convenient and socially accepted way to fine drivers and increase local revenue while not actually enhancing road safety, as studies have shown. Article after article nationwide cites how red light cameras are used to increase the amount of money certain cities receive from fines, how well over half of certain towns’ operating budgets come from speeding tickets, and yet how particular kinds of accidents, such as rear-end crashes, actually increase regardless of speed traps.

I believe the greatest deterrent to speeding is a single police officer going 5 miles under the speed limit in the fast lane of a major highway. They can back up a line of traffic for miles. Similar to how Njection feels, not sure if that’s a better solution or not if safety is the ultimate motivation to reduce speeding though.

Uncover the risky areas in your town at NJection’s Speed Trap Mashup, but always drive safe!