Flashing cat-eyes?!

**erik** · 22nd January 2008, 20:46

Anyone else seen these? I just went for a short ride down Huia road, on the first tight right hand corner there are these flashing cat-eyes on the outside of the road. I haven't ever seen them before, anywhere. Maybe they're there to help you see the road against the blinding reflection of the corner sign?

**Subike** · 22nd January 2008, 20:49

seen them laid in the road in CHCH at a pedestrian crossing just outside the BNZ main bank CBD

**xwhatsit** · 22nd January 2008, 21:04

Yep, I've noticed some in the little piece of road (with some nice long left and right urban corners) that joins Tamaki Drive with the Upland Rd/Orakei Rd roundabout.

**Kittyhawk** · 22nd January 2008, 21:06

You get points if you hit them

**TOTO** · 22nd January 2008, 21:29

there is a few in onehunga in some roundabouts coz some people cant stay in one lane on a roundabout. very cool. they shoul all be like this...but sela vi

**Bren** · 22nd January 2008, 21:38

Have seen some outside of the CCC Buildings on Tuam St, CHCH....good idea

**smoky** · 22nd January 2008, 21:40

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

You get points if you hit them

If you hit them with your knee down

**erik** · 22nd January 2008, 21:45

Originally Posted by TOTO

there is a few in onehunga in some roundabouts coz some people cant stay in one lane on a roundabout. very cool. they shoul all be like this...but sela vi

You like them? I found them quite distracting, it's bad enough that the reflective signs are so bright let alone having flashing lights on the road.

**Disco Dan** · 22nd January 2008, 21:47

Great for teaching people about the perils of target fixation...

**Usarka** · 22nd January 2008, 21:55

Originally Posted by erik

on the first tight right hand corner there are these flashing cat-eyes on the outside of the road.

Cool. Of course these will be implemented consistently. soon all tight corners will have them, which means if a corner doesn't have them assume you can go fast around it.

safe as.

**TOTO** · 22nd January 2008, 22:36

Originally Posted by erik

You like them? I found them quite distracting, it's bad enough that the reflective signs are so bright let alone having flashing lights on the road.

Well i've been riding very short time but I have had quite alot of people cross into my lane on roundabouts so yea , i think it is good at least on roundabouts for people who dont see nothing else. Dont know about distracting, havent stared at them for long time , you may be right. I dont know how i'd feel on long road with them.

**Kittyhawk** · 22nd January 2008, 22:42

Originally Posted by smoky

If you hit them with your knee down

haha just ask Morcs bout hitting pot holes at a roundabout with knee down!!! Im sure he's game for catseyes

**Drum** · 22nd January 2008, 22:45

LED pavement markers.

You can also get them with speed detection and camera built in. Or even weigh-in-motion.
That's right a 'road stud' that can give you a speeding or overweight ticket!

Be very afraid.

Aucklanders are likely to see them (the lights - not the cameras) on the southern approach to the Harbour Bridge within the next few years.

**bugjuice** · 22nd January 2008, 22:51

Ngapipa Rd and some nearby ones have them, near Mission Bay. They've been down for over a year now, easy. I thought we would have seen more of them by now. Didn't know they were on Huia Rd, but then again, haven't been that way for yonks