Road's lane markers (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

cats eyes

(Other definitions for cats eyes that I've seen before include "Gemstones" , "jewels?" , "making shining contribution to road safety" , "What Persians use to view" , "Stones" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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