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Road users were left scratching their heads after contractors re-painted a roundabout with arrows pointed in the wrong direction.

Baffled cyclists noticed the mistake on Friday and tweeted images of the roundabout in Stapleton Hall Road, Crouch End, nicknaming it the 'wrong-way roundabout'.

It was ridiculed by cycling campaigners on social media websites, who joked the campaign to ‘go Dutch’ was being taken too literally by Haringey Council.

Green peer baroness Jenny Jones warned the mistake, which has since been corrected, could have resulted in road accidents.

She said: “You just can’t afford to get this stuff wrong, or people will end up injured.

“London is full of badly designed roads, dangerous junctions and rubbish cycle lanes, so we could really do without silly mistakes making things even worse.”

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Haringey Council said the arrows have been replaced and the contractors had picked up the bill for their mistake.

A spokesman said: “This mistake by our contractors Ringway Jacobs will be rectified as soon as possible at their expense.

“Temporary action has been taken at the roundabout to avoid confusion.”

A spokesman for the London Cycling Campaign said the error highlighted the wider issue of road safety in the capital.

He said: "While this roundabout mistake is somewhat embarrassing, at least it's a temporary one.

“What's most frustrating for the large number of people who ride bicycles in Haringey is that so many local streets and main roads are not safe or inviting for cycling.

“Our Space for Cycling campaign is urging every local election candidate in Haringey to support specific measures to improve cycling for everyone in every ward."