Perhaps a bit more practical is Escort Live - a social network for motorists.
The app communicates via Bluetooth with Escort's existing detectors to record sites where speed cameras have been installed or there are police officers using laser guns or radar equipment.
Escort Live uses crowd-sourcing to warn drives of speed traps and cameras
These alerts are then "transmitted to the cloud" and shared with other subscribers to warn them of potential speed-fine "threats".
"Now before you even leave your driveway you can know the best route to take," said PR director Ron Gividen.
"We have some heat coloured imaps and icons so within an instant you know: red - the speed recording equipment was detected within the last 30 minutes; orange - it's been within an hour; yellow - an hour and a half; then after an hour and a half it disappears off the map."
The system has just been launched in the US and the firm says it is exploring expansion into the Western European market.
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