Cats Eyes

Anees · June 21, 2005

Hi guys :D,

Some thing I have always been meaning to ask.

Do Cats Eyes on motorways cause damage to the car tyres, suspension or geometry when you drive over them?

With 8J wide rims I find it difficult to avoid them some times and I end up driving over them at 70+ mph when changing lanes. They make an unpleasant sound but do they actually do any damage?

Thanks,

Anees

peter026 · June 21, 2005

Cats eyes,as far as I know do no damage at all,They are designed so that when a vehicle goes over them they depress,and any.water in the receptacle when they retract cleans the Eyes

Hope this answers your Question

Fargo · June 21, 2005

only if the owners of the cat come after you...

T7RY B · June 21, 2005

The guy who invented "cats eyes" did so because he saw a cats eyes in his headlights.

Had the cat been walking away from him he would have invented the pencil sharpener !

star a · June 21, 2005

Cats eyes,as far as I know do no damage at all,They are designed so that when a vehicle goes over them they depress,and any.water in the receptacle when they retract cleans the Eyes
Hope this answers your Question

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although these original cat's eyes are getting rarer as plastic reflectors are now commonly used.

peter026 · June 21, 2005

[quote name=star a' date='Jun 21 2005, 06:40 PM

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although these original cat's eyes are getting rarer as plastic reflectors are now commonly used.

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Not many of those type in West Dorset, we are still stuck in the 70's :D

MrADeveci · June 21, 2005

The cats eyes are actually laid ..... in such that you can move from one lane to another, without hitting any of them ........ ;)

Purvesh · June 21, 2005

The cats eyes are actually laid ..... in such that you can move from one lane to another, without hitting any of them ........ ;)

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Show off

Bazza · June 21, 2005

The cats eyes are actually laid ..... in such that you can move from one lane to another, without hitting any of them ........ ;)

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can you slalom between though

MrADeveci · June 21, 2005

The cats eyes are actually laid ..... in such that you can move from one lane to another, without hitting any of them ........ ;)

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can you slalom between though

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Even with my eyes closed ...... and Sara next to me going .... neee naaaaw neee nawww ......

Anees · June 21, 2005

The cats eyes are actually laid ..... in such that you can move from one lane to another, without hitting any of them ........ ;)

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can you slalom between though

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Even with my eyes closed ...... and Sara next to me going .... neee naaaaw neee nawww ......

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So thats what the police do on their advanced driving courses?

Tony@WIM would know I suppose.

The ones on the M62/M60/A627 I think are just plastic reflectors. Its something I've always wondered. In my old car which had 14" alloys never noticed a thing! In the Lexus with its 8" wide 18" alloys I go go over them alot. The ride is harder too so I feel them more too! Goodness know what the guys with slammed cars and 19x8.5J rims must feel when they go over them!