Safety facts
The following comparison schedule shows the huge difference in road casualties between countries that install Cats Eyes and countries that don’t such as the Russian Federation and CIS countries.
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The below countries have similar climatic conditions:
Casualties on Russian / CIS RoadsRoad fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year
Road fatalities per 100,000 motor vehicles
Total fatalities per year
Year
Sweden
3.0
5.1
285
2012
Canada
6.0
9.3
2,075
2012
Norway
2.9
4.4
145
2012
Russia / CIS
18.6
55.4
27,991
2012
Finland
4.7
6.6
255
2012
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When addressing Russia's car crash rates in 2009, the then President Dimitry Medvedev blamed the "undisciplined, criminally careless behaviour of our drivers," as well as poor road conditions
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The “Transport Research Laboratory” in the UK reports roads installed with Solar Cats Eyes have a 70% reduction in accidents. Drivers are less likely to cross the white line in the middle of the road when following the studs.