Destroying abusive speed cameras \ stacker news ~DIY

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Hello stackers,

I wasn't sure where to post this, but I believe this territory fits well.

First of all, I do not like to infringe the law, I was raised not to do it and I believe most laws do make sense and thus are to be followed. On the other hand, following laws that do not make sense, or even worse, go against my own moral principles, is something I am not willing to do. The following question is about the latter case.

In this city traffic laws are taken rather lightly to say the least: motorcycles go through red lights, they drive with whole families, babies included and even drive at night with no lights. Most traffic laws that are common sense are simply not followed and it's really difficult to drive safely out there. There are many accidents, particularly with motorcycles, and police basically doesn't do anything to prevent it. Adding insult to injury, they now decided to put some speed cameras where there is no need at all for them, everyone drives there around 80 km/h and it's really not a problem, but the limit is set at 50 km/h. These cameras are there not for safety, but on a clear purpose to milk distracted drivers that don't know cameras are placed there, this represents a large income for the city (I even heard it's a private!)

And now to the point. Enough is enough and I want to take matters into my own hands and wreck these cameras. As I am not well aware of the art of breaking cameras down, I would like some advice on it. They are placed on tall poles 3 to 5 m high and with some nasty pokes that avoid climbers. I was thinking on an air rifle or even some paintball gun to shoot the lens. I guess going for the power source is also an option, will have to inspect further the place, but the air rifle feels like fun & effective.

Any fellow UK bladerunners out there with suggestions?

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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @mo 17h

Man should learn to pay differently, with a signature or with other bills, when aiming to stick to the game. Acts of rebellion and protests have never been morally good for karma.

At some stage, one may learn to simply send back those commercial offers. The sovereign project on the island of Britannia can help you learn more about all these entertaining dynamics. Play the game and have fun, stop being a victim.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @carter 7h

I was thinking to blind the camera with high power laser, do it at night approach by foot

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @openyoureyes 13h

One man can do a lot. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ldOHZZQpXgg

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @xz 15h

Agree that is abusive and opportunistic.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @deSign_r 15h

Lumberjacks know how to cut a three of any diameter. I noticed around here, some people simply spry the lens in black, someone come and clean, the day after some else come back and spry it again, and so on.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @brave 16h

Instead of going the vigilante route, which could get tricky, have you thought about starting a petition or reaching out to local media to shine a light on this? It might be a way to push for real change without the risks. Stay safe!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 12h

I didn’t realize this was from the UK until the end and was going to say that I see videos of people doing things like that in the UK pretty regularly.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 16h

I’m not saying what to do or not do, but I know extremely high powered lasers exist and if u shine them at things then things don’t like that

Idk if it’d give u the satisfaction you’re looking for, but it could give the results!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @RDClark 20h

I have only seen videos of those blade runners... I like just cutting them down. My concern is the profile of gun shaped solutions might have unexpected outcomes. That said. Some great slingshots out there

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 21h

These cameras are there not for safety, but on a clear purpose to milk distracted drivers that don't know cameras are placed there

To play devil's advocate, because I do share your sentiment, especially when there are cameras immediately after you have to slow down from 100 km/h to 50 km/h, lol

But I also know that I don't know that maybe that's exactly why the camera is there. Because people are slowing down way too slow and the camera actually does save lives. I don't know, but it's plausible, no?

So what makes you think that something plausible like that couldn't also be happening in your case? For sure they like the income, but maybe that's not the full story. Has this road been safe for a long time even without the camera?

If you don't agree with the above, can we at least agree that there will be people who will speed if there is no camera because they just dgaf, but won't if there's one, independent of the question of putting one in that specific location?

As I am not well aware of the art of breaking cameras down, I would like some advice on it.

I will not tell you how to break the law, but if I were you, I would try to lookup similar cases where this happened and how they did it and then add some of my own judgement.

Also, it depends on what's your precise goal: Disable them temporarily (easy to fix) or permanently (they need to completely replace it with your taxes)? Violently destroy them to "leave a message" for the authorities or maximize time where it's disabled by doing it in a way they don't realize it's disabled? The answers to these questions should be considered when choosing your method.

Oh and camera != camera, there are many different types, at least here.