'˜Bus surfing' craze continues in Blackpool
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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Hide AdTransport 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.”