I'm not generally in favor of obeying rules but enforcing them on 2+ tons of metal that people drive around is kinda where I start being in favor. With large dangerous objects should come some semblance of responsibility and social demand.
Or if we're shitposting, every one of those cars contains at least 10k in scrap metal.
I'm calling bullshit on this. There is no way there is that much copper in one of those cameras. However, if you find a red light camera that looks like a big birdhouse or a mailbox... I've heard that those cameras might be more worth your time
Is this really true? Pipes, heat exchangers and motors all have lots of copper. Why would a camera have a lot of copper in it?
Google is not being helpful and just returning results of this meme. There is a story out of Houston implying they do not have a lot of copper. And a story out of Honolulu that's pretty ambiguous.
You'd think they basically just be a digital camera, a big lens, power supply, hardwired internet. So I mean I guess you could just cut and harvest the power line, but that will eventually lead down the pole and into concrete. The internet line is apparently fiber optic in many cases.
If you want to end the enforcement cameras just take a picture of the plates of your least favorite high ranking political figure. Print a ton out and go a sports bar or chad gym and paste over all the plates in the parking lot. Prioritize cars with big fins or stance. That driver's infraction are re routed to the copied tag. Rinse repeat once they catch on to that tag.
Could well just be a Utah thing, but here they take your information/look at your ID when you first scrap metal some/most(?) places, so this would be a tough one to sell, if you pulled it off. Like a smaller, less profitable version of stealing a car. Now what?
Did you know that some vehicles have a trunk release within the drivers reach? Did you know that some of these vehicles do not check for speed readings before allowing you to release the trunk lock? Did you know that some of these vehicles have springs so strong that they can hold the trunk open against wind resistance of over 50mph? Did you know that some of these vehicles have an angled license plate location, obscuring the plate when the trunk is open? Did you know that you can test this with just you and a friend following you on a quiet/rural road? And did you know that not all states require a frontal license plate?
Use this information wisely. And fuck speed/combo cameras that are set to a very low tolerance.