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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
Eunice:
Thanks for sharing,
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These bumps in the middle of the road look quite nasty, is that common in the UK?
Very common , there called cats eyes which illuminate at night when they catch the headlights of cars , its a safety feature for lane discipline..
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
throt:
Eunice:
Thanks for sharing,
These bumps in the middle of the road look quite nasty, is that common in the UK?
Very common , there called cats eyes which illuminate at night when they catch the headlights of cars , its a safety feature for lane discipline..
We have that at construction sites. They're made of plastic and don't look half as mean as these.
I guess they are really a safety feature once you try to prevent a care from sliding of the road. 
May 8, 2009 9:15:51 PM
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
Eunice:
throt:
Eunice:
Thanks for sharing,
These bumps in the middle of the road look quite nasty, is that common in the UK?
Very common , there called cats eyes which illuminate at night when they catch the headlights of cars , its a safety feature for lane discipline..We have that at construction sites. They're made of plastic and don't look half as mean as these.
I guess they are really a safety feature once you try to prevent a care from sliding of the road.
The British are emotionally attached to catseyes because they were a British invention. 
Don't worry, Eunice, they are sprung and sink down into the road surface when you drive over them, so they would not send your car sliding off the road. 
They also make a very satisfying "thump" noise to tell you that you are crossing a lane line.
They really are amazing in poor visibility conditions when even the white lines on the road don't show up any more and I have often wished we had them on the Autobahn here. 
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May 8, 2009 10:36:48 PM
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
fritz:Don't worry, Eunice, they are sprung and sink down into the road surface when you drive over them, so they would not send your car sliding off the road.
They also make a very satisfying "thump" noise to tell you that you are crossing a lane line.
They really are amazing in poor visibility conditions when even the white lines on the road don't show up any more and I have often wished we had them on the Autobahn here.
That sounds sophisticated, thanks for explaining.
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
Eunice:
fritz:Don't worry, Eunice, they are sprung and sink down into the road surface when you drive over them, so they would not send your car sliding off the road.
They also make a very satisfying "thump" noise to tell you that you are crossing a lane line.
They really are amazing in poor visibility conditions when even the white lines on the road don't show up any more and I have often wished we had them on the Autobahn here.That sounds sophisticated, thanks for explaining.
Just checked Wikipedia. They were patented by a Mr Percy Shaw back in 1934(!), but they are still pretty sophisticated because they incorporate a wiping mechanism for the reflectors which works every time that "hump" is pushed down into road surface. 
An inferior copy called "Botts Dots" was tested in California in the 50s, but didn't really catch on because they were not sunk into road surface and came unstuck. Like the reflective little plastic "cowpats" we saw on Autobahnen here for a while.
Umm, back to topic, I think. 
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
fritz:
Eunice:
throat:
Eunice:
Thanks for sharing,
These bumps in the middle of the road look quite nasty, is that common in the UK?
Very common , there called cats eyes which illuminate at night when they catch the headlights of cars , its a safety feature for lane discipline..We have that at construction sites. They're made of plastic and don't look half as mean as these.
I guess they are really a safety feature once you try to prevent a care from sliding of the road.
The British are emotionally attached to cats eyes because they were a British invention.
Don't worry, Eunice, they are sprung and sink down into the road surface when you drive over them, so they would not send your car sliding off the road.
They also make a very satisfying "thump" noise to tell you that you are crossing a lane line.
They really are amazing in poor visibility conditions when even the white lines on the road don't show up any more and I have often wished we had them on the Autobahn here.
Very true , however , I always avoided them on my bikes to not provoke any hair raising experiences...
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
throt:
fritz:
The British are emotionally attached to cats eyes because they were a British invention.
Don't worry, Eunice, they are sprung and sink down into the road surface when you drive over them, so they would not send your car sliding off the road.
They also make a very satisfying "thump" noise to tell you that you are crossing a lane line.
They really are amazing in poor visibility conditions when even the white lines on the road don't show up any more and I have often wished we had them on the Autobahn here.
Very true , however , I always avoided them on my bikes to not provoke any hair raising experiences...
Throt, judging by your avatar you were not always successful? 
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
Yes number 5 did it for me. Very nice shot! Thanks for sharing.
Are there a lot of cops on English road like this? Waiting in ambush like their US counterparts like to do?
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
throt:
fritz:
Eunice:
throat:
Eunice:
Thanks for sharing,
These bumps in the middle of the road look quite nasty, is that common in the UK?
Very common , there called cats eyes which illuminate at night when they catch the headlights of cars , its a safety feature for lane discipline..We have that at construction sites. They're made of plastic and don't look half as mean as these.
I guess they are really a safety feature once you try to prevent a care from sliding of the road.
The British are emotionally attached to cats eyes because they were a British invention.
Don't worry, Eunice, they are sprung and sink down into the road surface when you drive over them, so they would not send your car sliding off the road.
They also make a very satisfying "thump" noise to tell you that you are crossing a lane line.
They really are amazing in poor visibility conditions when even the white lines on the road don't show up any more and I have often wished we had them on the Autobahn here.
Very true , however , I always avoided them on my bikes to not provoke any hair raising experiences...
Here , Eunice , who is that dude above called throat or have we a glitch 
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May 9, 2009 6:30:39 PM
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Re: Couple of pics from a run I did today
cannga:
Yes number 5 did it for me. Very nice shot! Thanks for sharing.
Are there a lot of cops on English road like this? Waiting in ambush like their US counterparts like to do?
Not on B (or smaller) roads typically. Downside is that road surface is pretty bumpy in places and if you hit traffic then it's quite hard to get around people.
When on roads like this the rural traffic can range from locals in 4x4's to tractors and horse-boxes, so you need an element of luck to get a good run.
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