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Safety reviewGreene County, Ohio

Flock's surveillance cameras may finally have a weak point: the poles holding them up

Published by
Gizmodo
Author
Bruce Gil
Date
Location
Greene County, Ohio
Status
Safety review

Gizmodo reports on a Flock camera in Greene County, Ohio mounted on a pole roughly two feet from the edge of a rural two-lane road, against Ohio Department of Transportation guidance of eight feet, with no breakaway plate and nothing visible to show it had been inspected. Asked about it, Flock said it would review pole installations across its entire network. That statement matters more than the single pole: it is the company accepting, in its own words, that its installed base may not meet the standards it is supposed to.

From the reporting

  • Flock's statement: "Out of an abundance of caution, Flock will be conducting a review of camera pole installations across our network to ensure they meet engineering, permitting, and installation standards."
  • A breakaway plate is the feature that lets a roadside pole shear off on impact instead of stopping a car dead. Its absence is what turns a camera mount into a crash hazard.
  • Ohio DOT guidance places licence plate reader poles at least eight feet from the nearest travel lane. The documented pole sat at about two.

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