Street signs warning Romanian drivers to be careful of drunken pedestrians lying on roads were erected by road safety chiefs worried about the despairing levels of accidents.

Officials in the village town of Pecica ordered the bright red signs, complete with the phrase “Attention - Drunks"

The 10 road signs, which also show a person crawling on their knees while clutching a bottle in one hand, were erected in popular nightspot areas close to the city's bars and restaurants.

Peter Antal, the Pecica Mayor, said the idea came after he visited an unnamed town in Germany, which had installed similar signs.

He said officials took action after a despairing number of accidents in the town caused by drunken revellers, with some even resulting in fatalities.