Drivers have reported getting stuck on a set of steps in a north London council estate after mistaking it for a shortcut.
Residents of Maitland Park in Camden said there have been five incidents of cars becoming trapped on the steps in the last month alone.
Initially, residents said they found the mishaps amusing, but later started to express safety concerns over the repeated incidents.
Aron Kennedy, who has lived on the estate all his life, said he started speaking out about the issue because he became worried that someone would get hurt.
He said: "At first, we all found it funny. But then we started looking at it from the safety perspective.
"What if kids were sitting at the bottom of the stairs? What if they came around the corner?
"It's dangerous. They could get knocked down."
Mr Kennedy, a van driver, said that those who have become stuck on the steps have claimed that their sat navs instructed them to take that route.
However people living on the estate had tested the route with their own sat navs and had not found this to be the case.
The 37-year-old said: "They all tried to say Google Maps sent them that way but that's unbelievable.
"A bunch of us on the estate tested it out and none of our maps suggested going that way.
"It's because they think it's a shortcut. But they're taking a shortcut to nowhere."
He added: "It all happened because there's a tiny road outside the pathway to the stairs - and that route used to be blocked off by a fire gate.
"But the fire gate got left open for a while and no one sorted it for ages. I think now that it's been given some attention people are getting in trouble."
Camden council confirmed that it has since closed the gate, believed to have been left open since January, and has plans to install bollards.
Mr Kennedy is relieved the local authority is finally taking action but said it shouldn't have taken so long.
A spokesman for Camden council said: "The safety of all our residents and visitors to the estate is a priority to us.
"The gate to this area is secured with a padlock and two lockable bollards will also be installed to further ensure that vehicles cannot mistakenly enter."