anyone that s been pulled over for speeding, most of us have, odds are you ve tried to talk your way out of it. that never kind of works. never, ever. even tears don t work anymore. you ve tried? yes, everything. now a california college student has found a way to beat the system, no tears required, thanks to an app on his cell phone. kxtv reports from san jose. reporter: this man is on the cutting edge when it comes to smartphones. the 21-year-old rarely goes anywhere without his htc evo 4g. he has applications for everything. i have over 50 apps. technology has always been a part of my life since i ve been a little kid. i hit menu, record track. reporter: he says he was using a droid app called my tracks last year driving around davis. he says it was mostly for fun to keep track of his average speed and distance traveled. he never thought it would help him get out of a traffic ticket. i usually am in the speed