Monkey See, Monkey Do

An Audi having driven across the hatched no-go tram only area on the Esplanade and following Flexity 007

During a visit to Fleetwood photographing trams on Sunday 19th April, I witnessed something that I hadn't encountered before in the town. While Flexity 007 was turning right from the Esplanade into Pharos Street, I was panning round with my camera following the tram, when a white car appeared in my viewfinder behind the tram. To my amazement a silver MG also then proceeded to cross the hatched no-go area around the tram tracks on the Esplanade, and followed a white Audi behind Flexity 007 for the full length of the tram reservation along Pharos Street. To see one car making this stupid mistake was unusual, but when the second car blindly followed the first one like a sheep it was unbelievable! Observing vehicles ignoring the tram only signs and driving through the tram reservation in Talbot Square in Blackpool is a fairly routine sight. but it's not something that I've personally witnessed before in Pharos Street.

Cars following Flexity 007 along the tram reservation in Pharos St, the actual roadway is to the left of the lighthouse

Flexity 007 turning into North Albert Street with the two cars blithely following along behind