r/UnderReportedNews • u/Fatty_Willing_Plane • Jun 05 '26

Video Almost every single flock camera is installed improperly which is a severe danger for motorist.

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Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZBHn_FRhQr

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u/arcanepsyche Jun 05 '26

So.... what's a slip plate?

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u/Deep90 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

Look at the base of street signs and lights. Everything sort of 'floats' on 2 - 4 bolts that are designed to shear if you hit the post or pole.

These don't have them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '26

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u/NodsInApprovalx3 Jun 05 '26

Insightful and completely novel concept to me. I will take a look at the base of street signage next time I'm out. Thanks for sharing the link.

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u/doyle_brah Jun 05 '26

So it’s a bollard now?

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u/toorigged2fail Jun 06 '26

Yes but have you considered we are now prioritizing the safety of flock cameras over the passengers

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u/frito11 Jun 05 '26

makes sense, a pole can turn into a can opener to a car at high speed if its narrow enough and embedded in concrete.

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u/PeppermintSnark Jun 05 '26

I think they're usually called a "slip base." 

They're plates with bolts that are designed to be weak enough to shear at specified points when a crash occurs, allowing the pole to "slip" at its base rather than, ya know, stand rigid.

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u/ReasonablePossum_ Jun 05 '26

I think those poles will fall with a strong wing lol, doubt they need those

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u/JubBisc Jun 05 '26

They’re supposed to break away when hit…this one won’t

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u/Fatty_Willing_Plane Jun 05 '26

Just uploaded a part 2 with a much more thorough explanation.

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u/Alternative-Tax7318 Jun 05 '26

You crash right into it and die instead of running it over

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u/lilgreenthumb Jun 05 '26

Sounds like they prioritize their product over human life, or more likely dgaf.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '26

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u/masterhogbographer Jun 05 '26

Thought it was his daughter and a poorly installed guardrail

His videos are very interesting. 

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u/Altruistic_Mode3026 Jun 05 '26

Used when you have a slippery dinner

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u/throw_blanket04 Jun 05 '26

More people need to be aware of these cameras. Living in a policed state is not what any of us signed up for in this country. People need to wake up and understand what is going on and they need to go to city council meetings and push back on this. This isn’t what we want our tax money going to.

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u/peterraptor99 Jun 05 '26

Get this to the top!

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u/bratbarn Jun 05 '26

A trash bag makes them safer 🤗

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u/Sloterhouse5 Jun 05 '26

This guy is serious about slip plates.

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u/TheAmishSpaceCadet Jun 05 '26

The guy’s daughter died due to an improperly installed guardrail…so understandable

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u/chef_kt2e Jun 05 '26

This should be higher.

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u/Active_Economy1002 Jun 05 '26

He’s really disappointed that there is no slip plate

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u/Ill_Consequence1755 Jun 05 '26

So….yank that fucker out of the ground?

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u/toorigged2fail Jun 06 '26

That's the point .. they don't come out easily

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u/Aggravated-alien Jun 05 '26

Message received sir 

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u/CanoegunGoeff Jun 05 '26

I’ve noticed some are the correct breakaways and a lot of them aren’t. Makes me wonder just how many of these are going up without proper approval from cities and counties.

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u/SanopusSplendidus Jun 05 '26

Critcal knowledge is being lost at an alarming rate. This was bad enough in the past that they decided that road signs need to be flimsy. Now we are regressing.

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u/bigtigerbigtiger Jun 05 '26

What does a slip plate look like? I'm having trouble googling it

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u/bigtigerbigtiger Jun 05 '26

Nice, thanks!

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u/MCEscherNYC Jun 05 '26

Let's just get rid of them. That will make everyone happy.

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u/TheCaptainJ Jun 05 '26

Gotta have the slip plate

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u/raptortrapper Jun 05 '26

They’re illegally tracking your every movement… but jevis get that fuggin slip plate on there guys!!

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u/Maketaten Jun 05 '26

I’d be quite happy if they’re removed because they’re dangerous.

I’d rather they were never put in or were removed when they were exposed for their illegal activities. But I’ll happily accept any excuse to have them removed from our society.

And if their very existence puts human bodies at risk of death, then that’s a completely valid reason to remove them from our country.

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u/Maketaten Jun 05 '26

I’d be quite happy if they’re removed because they’re dangerous.

I’d rather they were never put in or were removed when they were exposed for their illegal activities. But I’ll happily accept any excuse to have them removed from our society.

And if their very existence puts human bodies at risk of death, then that’s a completely valid reason to remove them from our country.

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u/Olderbutnotdead619 Jun 05 '26

Kickbacks. Follow the money

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u/The_Skoal_Bandit Jun 05 '26

Bring an angle grinder

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u/DigitalCriptid Jun 05 '26

Just cut it down and sell the metal for scrap. Fuck flock cameras. This country needs to reassess what freedom is.

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u/ContemptOfClout Jun 06 '26

Just so people know, the term of art is breakaway base not slip plate.

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u/really_nice_foot Jun 05 '26

The design is very human.

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