While those in the West are used to seeing car stickers in rear windows declaring 'baby on board', it seems motorists in China are not such a soft touch when it comes to careless drivers.

For some Chinese motorists have taken it to new extremes to stop drivers from using their full-beam headlights - by sticking pictures of creepy children in their rear-view mirror.

The reflective transfers, many of which feature pale youngsters with dark, long hair and menacing expressions, only appear when the person behind employs their full beams.

Other decals have images of women with bloody mouths and snarling wolves in an effort to stop inconsiderate drivers from dazzling them with bright lights.

Among the websites to sell the stickers is Taobao, with hundreds of customers leaving reviews complimenting their effectiveness.

One buyer wrote: 'It looks great. Let’s see who will still follow my car with full-beam headlights on.'

However law enforcement have been unimpressed with motorists using the stickers, fining them up to 200 RMB, due to fears that they could scare the person behind and potentially cause an accident.