Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say
TL;DR
Roadside safety advocates say some automated license plate readers may not meet highway safety standards Flock Safety cameras have been pilloried for facilitating the AI-powered surveillance of private citizens and for targeting immigrants for years. But now safety advocates are also claiming that their physical location can pose potential roadside hazards.
Nauti's Take
The angle is new and therefore useful: the Flock debate has been about surveillance, and physical road safety adds a dimension that can actually be measured against a standard. The risk in the story itself is the thin source base, since safety advocates are describing potential hazards rather than documented crashes.
Operators of such systems should still fold siting into their risk review, covering road clearance, sightlines and local permits.
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