1. Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36

   …periment at his own expense by installing fifty Catseyes on a dangerous stretch of road outside Bradford. The number of accidents on the road fell sharply and local drivers attributed this to the visibility provided by Shaw’s road markers. {{Image…
   …jpg" title="Cats eye" class="left" width="220" }} == A Winner == Concerned about the growing number of night-time road accidents, the **Department for Transport** staged a competition in 1937 to find a robust road reflector. Percy Shaw won the comp…
   …rld. == Life Saver == Shaw’s invention is credited with having saved many millions of people from death or injury in accidents. He and his company remained in Boothtown, where Shaw lived until his death in '''1976'''. His home was void of carpet…

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