Hi everyone — I'm the maker of CamDodge 👋 I built it after reading how many automated license plate readers are now on US roads. Flock Safety cameras alone photograph every passing car and store where you were, with data routinely shared across agencies and even private neighborhoods. I wanted a way to drive somewhere without every camera on the route logging it. What it does: 🗺️ Routes around 143,000+ mapped ALPR cameras across the US, refreshed daily from OpenStreetMap 🚦 Three modes: Fastest (ignores cameras), Balanced (dodges cameras unless that adds 10+ minutes — best for daily driving), and Stealth (avoids every camera's zone, whatever it takes) 🔊 Voice warnings as you approach a camera — including which way it's facing when that's known 📍 Anonymous community reports, so the map gets fresher than imports alone 💾 Saved routes with a history of how exposed each trip was 📊 A public stats page and per-city pages, so you can see exactly what data exists — including where it's thin Why it's different: To be upfront — it isn't the only tool doing this. DeFlock, FlockHopper and DontFlockMe all route around cameras too. I built CamDodge because I wanted the free option: every mode, voice warnings and saved routes cost nothing. There's no account, no ads, no paywall, and the privacy features aren't gated behind a paid tier. Privacy: Address searches and route requests are relayed through CamDodge's own server, so outside map services never see who you are. Nothing about your trips is saved. It's a PWA — no download, no account, open and drive — and it works offline. Honest limits: Camera data is crowdsourced and incomplete, so "camera-free" means "no mapped cameras." Camera facing directions (shown as cones on the map) are used for warnings and tie-breaking between similar routes — never to skip a camera, because wrong direction data would get someone photographed. Happy to answer anything about the routing approach, the data pipeline, or why every mode is free. Feedback very welcome — especially from anyone who drives these routes daily. https://camdodge.app

CamDodge

Free routes around license plate reader cameras

Free routes around license plate reader cameras