'˜Bus surfing' craze continues in Blackpool

Days after transport bosses warned of youngsters on the Fylde coast putting their lives at risk '“ and breaking the law '“ by jumping on the back of buses while they drive down the street, fresh pictures have emerged of another child taking part in the dangerous craze.
Days after transport bosses warned of youngsters on the Fylde coast putting their lives at risk  and breaking the law  by jumping on the back of buses while they drive down the street, another child has been pictured taking part in the dangerous craze.Days after transport bosses warned of youngsters on the Fylde coast putting their lives at risk  and breaking the law  by jumping on the back of buses while they drive down the street, another child has been pictured taking part in the dangerous craze.
Days after transport bosses warned of youngsters on the Fylde coast putting their lives at risk  and breaking the law  by jumping on the back of buses while they drive down the street, another child has been pictured taking part in the dangerous craze.

As reported in The Gazette on Thursday, one girl was hurt after falling from a bus in Central Drive last Monday, the same day drivers told of a gang of 10 youngsters trying to ‘bus surf’ – with Karen Cooper from Blackpool Transport saying: “They need to realise they are endangering their lives and committing a criminal offence.”

A youth, dressed in a blue jacket, dark trousers, and black Nike trainers, was pictured riding the number seven bus – though the incident was never reported by the driver, possibly because they never saw the boy.

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Transport chiefs said they are working hard to try to stop anti-social behaviour – which Blackpool Transport chairman, Coun Christine Wright, said is ‘persistent’.

Chief executive officer Jane Cole, said recently: “We’re proactively engaging with schools across the Fylde coast to educate pupils on the damaging effects of such behaviour, as well as working with the police, headteachers, PCSOs, and anti-social behaviour groups.”