MOTORISTS are being reminded not to block yellow box junctions, by Transport for Greater Manchester.
Video footage released by TfGM shows that over a six hour period, a total of 640 vehicles entered a yellow box when the exit was not clear and that 114 of these then went on to block tram tracks.
The film was captured over a period of three days, between 4.30pm and 6.30pm, and shows a several near misses as vehicles cross tram tracks, causing the Metrolink driver to stop and wait before the vehicles clear the tracks.
A spokesman for TfGM said: "While helping to keep traffic moving, the yellow box junctions also serve to make travel through Greater Manchester for all road users.
"However, a number of motorists are disregarding the practical reason for them being in place at key junctions and crossings."
TfGM’s Metrolink Director, Peter Cushing, said: “It’s incredibly frustrating to see footage like this. Not only are drivers risking their own safety but they’re also risking the safety of everyone on the tram.
“Seeing near misses involving trams and cars when there are clear safety measures in place is unacceptable and the footage taken from just outside Piccadilly Undercroft on London Road is alarming."
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