New solar-powered lights to replace Cat's Eyes
Cat’s Eyes reflectors are about to be replaced by brighter, more efficient and cheaper Solarlites.
For anyone who doesn’t know, cat’s eyes are one of those nifty simple but necessary inventions. They’re the things in the middle of the road that catch and reflect your headlights at night so you don’t drift over to the wrong side of the road.
These will be replaced by the aforementioned Solarlites, which are solar powered versions of Cat’s Eyes.
The Solarlite is the invention of a former fireman, Martin Dicks. The lights are solar powered and need just ten minutes of sunlight to power them for ten days and can be seen from ten times farther than Cat’s Eyes.
Unfortunately, they’re also set right into the ground so no more bumpy-bumps in the car. It’s a bit upsetting that we won’t get to pass on the traditional “Don’t mind the bumps, kids, it’s just Cat’s Eyes” but we’ll get over it. What with the 70 percent of road accidents they’re going to prevent. . .
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I'd say that the bumpy-bumps are equally important as the lights themselves. When the average idiot (myself occasionally included) is swapping over a cd or trying to do any other brief random task whilst driving, the bumps are a perfect indication to stop being distracted and concentrate on the road.
Perhaps a further few percent of road accidents can also be avoided by the jokers removing their satnav's from directly in the centre of their windscreens - I see an average of 3 daily who place them very precariously!