In July 2017, the Yong'an Transportation Bureau introduced a new type of landmark reflective facilities, and installed 1,800
360-degree glass cat's eye road studs on both sides of the road and the traffic demarcation line. It was extended by 5 kilometers.
This cat's eye road stud has a hemispherical shape and covers a number of patented technologies. The manufacturing material has high hardness, low cost, and is degradable. It does not have the edges and corners of traditional luminous signs. After crushing, the particles become obtuse, which is not easy to damage the tires, and the driving is safer. At the same time,
glass cat eye road studs are easy to install, have low replacement frequency, long service life, and have a service life of more than 10 years for one installation.
More importantly, the reflective effect of
traditional road stud will decrease with the curvature of the road. When the curvature is greater than 45 degrees, the traditional signs will lose all functions, and the glass cat eye road stud will not be affected by the curvature of the road. Cat's eye road studs not only make up for the shortcomings of self-luminous road studs, but also double the reflective area of traditional signs. The darker the sky, the stronger the reflection and the higher the brightness.
The owner, Liu Wannian, carries bamboos to and from Shangping Township and the city all year round. He said: “I used to drive at night, and my heart was always hairy, for fear of accidentally hitting the guardrail. Now with these reflective glass road studs, the lanes and routes are clearer. , Driving is much easier."
Since the glass cat eye road studs were installed, based on feedback from drivers and passengers, Yong'an Transportation Bureau found that the previously installed cat eye road studs were too dense, which not only increased the cost, but also failed to achieve the best visual effect. Therefore, in June this year, the Yong'an Transportation Bureau summarized and improved the installation method of glass road studs, adjusted the separation distance from 5 meters to 10 meters in bends and 15 meters in straight lines. 10,174 glass cat eye road studs were buried in the road sections from Xikeng to Taoyuan Highway. So far, the total length of the night road safety and life protection project in Yong'an City has reached 76 kilometers.
