Drivers today are being warned after multiple cars were caught on camera blowing a downtown stop sign.

It's a relatively new sign at the corner of Bronson and Queen, but a lot of drivers are treating it like a yield, or as if there isn't a sign at all.

This video was posted to Facebook late last week showing how bad the problem is. There is construction in the area and it gets quite busy during rush hour. A tree may also be partially blocking the sign but despite all the factors Ottawa police say they need to do some enforcement there.

“There’s a crosswalk on the other side” says Sergeant Mark Gatien from the Ottawa Police, “so if somebody wants to step off into the crosswalk there’s a chance that you can be hidden in the a-pillar of your car, located between the window and door of your car. If you don’t come to a complete stop and lean forward to see if anybody is at that crosswalk, you could potentially turn as somebody is stepping off. It’s a stop sign, not a yield sign; therefore you must come to a complete stop.”

Gatien knows that this type of behavior occurs in many places across the city but if it's a constant problem, contact the police call centre and the traffic unit will investigate.