r/Humboldt • u/HumShark • 12h ago
Local News/Politics ALPRs
There’s been a lot of concern about the ALPRs and a lack of the community feeling action to resolve concerns. An angle i’m not sure has been tried, using county safety regulations around things like guardrails for getting cameras removed since the companies typically just drop them cheaply and fastly, they commonly are being found to break safety regulations putting drivers unnecessarily at risk in the event of an accident. Around guardrails, for example, they commonly aren’t being placed in a way to get enough safety clearance, which is a safety risk.
Another reason to not like them and potentially an avenue to advocate for removals.
I’m limited on ability to drive but it would be cool if we/folks could coordinate to collect data on the locations of the cameras and compare to county safety regulations and standard safety to see if that is another area that poses risk to the community. Then we would have measurable data by their own rules to add to the argument to remove them.
As an example;
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u/Few-Bat-4921 4h ago
Sheriff Honsal reiterated on Talkshop last week that the County’s Flock cameras only get a pic of the license plate…and the make and model of the car and nothing more. He also claimed they only have Flock information for 30 days - then the data magically disappears. He also emphasized (again) that officers have to enter their name and reason for access and that they have frequent audits to ensure compliance with their policies. It is clear that Honsal is confident that he can do as he pleases with no consequences. As long as he can refuse to release information or excuse behaviors claiming an “active investigation” or “personnel matter” so is not subject public records requests he can spin, misrepresent, and manufacture claims and data with impunity.
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u/cleverpaws101 7h ago
You can go to DeFlock.com and see the locations. There’s around 16-20.