When it comes to educating pedestrians on the importance of road safety, sometimes you just got to go all out to get people's attention.

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Police in Shanghai, China, pulled out all the stops turning a downtown high foot traffic zebra crossing into a vivid artwork overnight.

A pedestrian walks on a zebra crossing featuring a 3D painting of a zebra in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China, 8 May 2016.Credit: ZHONG YANG/IMAGINECHINA/AP

Aimed to prevent jaywalking, the 3D artwork of a zebra crossing the road was painted on top of an actual pedestrian crossing on Sunday.

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View of a zebra crossing featuring a 3D painting of a zebra in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China, 8 May 2016.Credit: ZHONG YANG/IMAGINECHINA/AP

According to CCTV news, around 200,000 people work in the neighbourhood where the mural was painted.

Road accidents involving pedestrians crossing roads dangerously is a common occurrence in China, especially in highly-populated cities such as Shanghai and Beijing.

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