CAT'S EYES ROAD LIGHTS

Through a little aspect, the cat's eye road signs work wonders in guiding the drivers manner ahead
especially at midnight. The cat's eye Studs should be bright enough to illuminate the road at night time
and may be tough enough to resist all weathers and vehicles driving over the highest of it. It used to
control traffic and encourage safe driving conditions. Cat's Eyes Road lights may be put in in specific
patterns to form various traffic control solution. Figure 4.7 (a) show the Cat’s eye road light. The
purpose of installing cat's eye in this area is to separate out vehicular lanes, avoid frequent changing
of lanes and more importantly, prevent swerving which is the most common cause of accidents, it
shown in figure 4.7(b). The presence of the cat's eye would make sure that the vehicles keep among
their selected lanes, and would therefore limit their speed to 40 km/h.

(a) (b)

Figure 4.7: (a) Cat’s eye road light (b) Installing cat's eye to separate out vehicular lanes.