How to avoid Flock cameras when driving

Steps

1. Find cameras near your trip. Search your city on the FlockDetour map and filter to Flock Safety. An empty area may be unmapped.
2. Enter your start and destination in a planner that counts mapped cameras. FlockDetour's web planner is free. FlockHopper's listing also advertises routes around cameras.
3. Compare the routes. Weigh the added minutes against the cameras passed. Some trips have no route with fewer mapped cameras.
4. Pick a route you can drive safely on public roads and follow posted signs.
5. For daily driving, use an app with turn-by-turn navigation. FlockDetour requires Pro for this in its apps; FlockHopper's listing says its navigation is free.

What not to do

Do not alter your license plate, including by covering or tinting it. FlockDetour's guide says that is illegal in many states and that the app never advises it. Leave the cameras alone, too. They belong to a police department, a business or Flock Safety.

Choosing which public road to drive is an ordinary driving decision. FlockDetour found no law requiring a driver to take the fastest route. This is general information, not legal advice.

How well it works

FlockDetour's own three-trip report from October 3, 2026 found one trip where a detour cut mapped cameras from two to zero for 46 extra seconds. The other two routes didn't change.

Why it is never complete

Camera maps come from volunteers, public records and published research. They can miss new, mobile, removed or misplaced devices.