A reader pointed me towards TrapTap recently, saying that it has really helped her identify red light cameras without having to look at her phone using an app like Waze, or buy a bulkier red light speed camera detector. I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these handy little gizmos and have been riding around with it for about two weeks now. It’s.. simple. And I think I like it a lot.

What it does

TrapTap is a small, wireless device that sticks anywhere on your dashboard or instrument bezel, and alerts you with a small beep (optional) and color-coded LEDs that something is approaching – be it speed traps, red light cameras, a school zone, or a hazard in the road.