A contradictory road marking in an English town has left pedestrians bemused.

The workers who painted the sign warning pedestrians to look left for passing buses added a handy arrow - only thing is, it points right.

But pedestrians who don't know that they should look out for traffic before crossing a road, never mind those who don't know their left from their right, probably won't survive very long out on the tough streets of Swindon.

However, there is hope. If you look closely, the marking on the opposite side of the road was correctly painted.