In 1934, the late Percy Shaw almost crashed while driving home from the pub on a foggy night in West Yorkshire, in England.

He was saved when his headlights were reflected in the eyes of a cat and it gave him a brilliant idea. He invented reflective studs for the road and called them cat’s eyes.

Percy’s great-niece, Glenda Shaw remembers the eccentric inventor.

[His niece tells the great story during the video. With all the fog we get down here on the Gulf Coast, we are very grateful there are cat’s eyes lining both sides of the road and the center lane dividers. Thank you Percy! ~ Beege]