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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: pointless debates (cat's eyes)
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Date: Sat, 21-Apr-84 11:51:02 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr 21 11:51:02 1984
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And the lines on roads should be small reflectors (like they have in England)
that 1) do not get worn off in six months
     2) are very visible at night
     3) are called cat's eyes to avoid confusion.
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In this part of the world, it would depend which six months you had
in mind.  "Cat's eyes" are probably vulnerable to snowplow blades.
They are fitted on the faces of flexible pads that stick up above
the road surface but are easily pressed down by tyres.  They look
as if a snowplow blade would take them right out.

Where snowplows don't live, cat's eyes are a great idea.
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Martin Taylor
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