An Edinburgh resident was left shocked after seeing two men pulling over to relieve themselves on a main road in broad daylight outside her home.
The incident happened on Marionville Road, in the Meadowbank area, with the two men seemingly unaware of how busy the street is during the day, as they pulled over into a bus stop and urinated simultaneously.
The woman who witnessed the antisocial behaviour, who prefers to remain anonymous, said that in two years living on the street she has never seen such loutish behaviour.
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She said: "Both men pulled over in the bus stop, got out and just started urinating on the street in full view of everyone.
"One stood behind his car and the other was stood next to the fence that separates the road from the back of Meadowbank Stadium.
"After almost two years living here, I've never seen anyone do that. It's hardly the crime of the century, but the fact they weren't even trying to hide it is bizarre, especially as young children and families walk along the road throughout the day."
She snapped a picture of the pair in the act, as one of the men looking anxiously to his left to see if anyone is coming towards him.
With a Sainsbury's just down the road that has toilets, the woman says the men clearly didn't know the area or realise that they could have landed themselves in hot water.
She continued: "I was just so shocked. I'm sure many of us have been caught short in the past but urinating in front of a whole street of flats and in broad daylight, it's beyond stupid."
The road in question is located just off London Road and behind the newly refurbished Meadowbank Stadium, which is due to open soon.
Commenting on the incident, Greens councillor for Duddingston and Craigentinny, Alex Staniforth, added that such behaviour is unacceptable, but the need for more public toilets in the city is evident.
He said: "Obviously this is unacceptable, antisocial behaviour but it does highlight a deep flaw in our city services. While the majority of people ‘caught short’ would not be so blatant as to relieve themselves right in front of a residential street it cannot be denied that many people find themselves forced to do so in more secluded, yet still not private, spaces.
"We need more public toilets, open for longer and available across the city. Once the facilities are in place, and well sign-posted, we can take people to task if they continue to fail to use them. How, though, can we criticise or punish people for failing to use a facility that isn’t there?"
