They may look like something out of a nightmarish horror film, but these bollards have caused quite the controversy after residents branded them creepy and dangerous.

The mannequin-style figures are the latest idea by Iver District Council in a bid to improve road safety outside local schools.

The bollards, known as Bill and Belinda, have been installed near infants and juniors in Iver and Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire as a deterrent to speeding drivers, however many residents have hit out at the hair-raising figures calling them an “eyesore” and potentially hazardous.