Cat's eyes are reflective road studs that help drivers navigate roads, especially in at night or in foggy road conditions where visibility is low. Embedded in the road surface, these small yet ...

Rumble strips are used alongside them to do the same. Neil Greig, policy and research director at IAM RoadSmart, said: "Reflective road studs can be a lifesaver in fog and reduced visibility as ...

MOTORWAY "cats’ eye" signs are to be renamed over animal cruelty fears – because tourists are apparently taking the name of the British invention way too literally.

The studs will replace the traditional cat’s eyes, which were invented by Percy Shaw in 1933 after he noticed his headlights reflecting in the eyes of a cat while he was driving in West Yorkshire.

Road safety at one of England’s busiest motorway junctions is to be improved with new ‘intelligent’ cat’s eyes that light up in response to traffic lights. Highways England is introducing ...