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More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:15 am
by Gob
A local council in England has decided to change the name of the reflective road markings known as 'cat's eyes' in favour of 'road studs' after confused tourists and worried children thought real animals parts were used on British highways.
The initial confusion was caused after signs saying 'warning cats eyes removed' was taken literally by tourists and young children.
'Road stud' warnings have now replaced the traditional signs after Suffolk County Council approved the change.
After the 'cat's eyes' sign sparked so much confusion, Suffolk County Council will now only to refer to them by their new name in signage.
The move has been met with anger from former deputy council leader Christopher Hudson, who claimed the move will only add to confusion.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z4pnI8ftWC
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:19 pm
by Burning Petard
So they will replace cat eyes with road studs. Reminds me of that fine old traditional song "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfY9wY7ITAQ
snailgate
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:29 pm
by Guinevere
I've never heard either expression.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:54 pm
by Bicycle Bill
Guinevere wrote:I've never heard either expression.
I've heard of
"Botts' dots", though, which sound like much the same thing.
-"BB"-
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:43 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
Cateyes (or catseyes) reflect light from the oncoming vehicles
People are getting stupidier than evier to be offended by innocent signage.
I thought it was Bill Clinton who was a roads stud?
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:45 pm
by Sue U
Um, we just always called them "road reflectors."
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:54 pm
by ex-khobar Andy
I've known them as 'cat's eyes' ever since I was a kid.
Nice one MGM. Bill Clinton never made eyes at that cat, Miss Mewlinsky.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:31 pm
by Long Run
I thought it was Bill Clinton who was a roads stud?
More like a Rhodes pud.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 8:20 pm
by Econoline
Never heard the term used in the sense meant in the OP, but I remember this sort of "cats eyes" (marbles) from long, long ago, when I was a kid:
Sue U wrote:Um, we just always called them "road reflectors."
Yeah. Same here.
P.S. If the "cats eyes" had been *REMOVED* how could the council even expect a child or a tourist unfamiliar with the term to figure out from the context WTF that sign meant (especially if they saw it during the day)? I don't think the problem was that people were offended so much as bewildered.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 8:59 pm
by Long Run
Econoline wrote:Never heard the term used in the sense meant in the OP, but I remember this sort of "cats eyes" (marbles) from long, long ago, when I was a kid:
Me too, but I wasn't very good, so I often lost my marbles.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:53 pm
by kristina
Long Run wrote:Econoline wrote:Never heard the term used in the sense meant in the OP, but I remember this sort of "cats eyes" (marbles) from long, long ago, when I was a kid:
Me too, but I wasn't very good, so I often lost my marbles.
I lost mine years ago.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:17 am
by Joe Guy
Don't feel bad. You look marbleless!!
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:00 am
by Long Run
Joe Guy wrote:Don't feel bad. You look marbleless!!
Speaking of which, why don't we see any of these on the popular kitchen counters of the day?
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:53 am
by Guinevere
I think you mean kitten counters.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:44 pm
by Scooter
I was very confused the first time I went to the U.K. and saw many signs marking "zebra crossings", none of which appeared to be in the vicinity of a zoo.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:46 pm
by Big RR
I've never heard the term applied to reflectors in the road, but when I was a kid we call the red (sometimes amber) reflectors on the backs of bicycles "cats eyes".
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:47 pm
by Bicycle Bill
Big RR wrote:I've never heard the term applied to reflectors in the road, but when I was a kid we call the red (sometimes amber) reflectors on the backs of bicycles "cats eyes".
That's actually the brand-name of a
major manufacturer of reflectors and other products designed for night-time visibility for bicycle use.
-"BB"-
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:51 pm
by Long Run
Guinevere wrote:I think you mean kitten counters.
Which would be an accurate description in my house.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:53 pm
by Big RR
Thanks BB, seems like I've been using the trademark generically for years.
Re: More pandering to the ill informed...
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 4:28 pm
by Long Run
Big RR wrote:Thanks BB, seems like I've been using the trademark generically for years.
Let me get you a kleenex.
