All articles written by SwearBear

GPS Speed Trap

AOL Autos
The Canadians are testing out a system that combines onboard Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology with a digital speed limit map. It works very much like the in-car GPS navigation systems which have become so common on late model cars — but with a twist. Instead of helping you find a destination, the system, [...]

Really Cool Supermotard Videos

Just found some really cool supermotard videos. A supermotard is basicly a dirtbike with 17″ rims and has usually got slick street tires.
Download Best Of 2005 [40MB]
Download Snakecity Bräänupp [200MB]

Heads Up UK!

CS Monitor
First there was closed-circuit TV. Then speed cameras. Then DNA profiling, plans for ID cards, and cellphone data storage.
In March, Britain will enhance its reputation as the surveillance capital of the West with a global first: recording the movements of all cars on the road and storing the data for at least two years.
It’s [...]

Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year!

The gumball-3000.com crew wishes you a merry xmas and a happy new year!

Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey

The Independent
Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years.
Using a network of cameras that can automatically read every passing number plate, the plan is to build a huge [...]

Ghost Rider Chasing ZX-6R video

Team Ghost Rider just released a new downloadable video.
In the video “Officer” Ghost Rider is chasing a green Kawasaki ZX-6R somewhere in Sweden, most likely in Stockholm.
The quality of the video is crap and in the beginning the sun in shining and they’re driving towards it, so you can’t really see much from the tank [...]

Big Brother behind the wheel

I just found this on another blog:
Brian Arner brings us the item below. Didn’t Canada just put the brakes on government?
Brian posts part of an article:
Transport Canada is road-testing cutting-edge devices that use global positioning satellite technology and a digital speed-limit map to know when a driver is speeding, and to try to [...]