Bumper-to-bumper with other cars packed onto the roads - it's far from a new phenomenon, and so today we take a look back at a few standout instances when Preston's roadways were particularly clogged in the 1990s. And if this triggers any latent frustration, remember - you're not in traffic, you are traffic...
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5. Dicing with danger on Garstang Road is mum Karen Murray. A new system introduced at the road's junction with Black Bull Lane saw the removal of some traffic lights. Mrs Murray claimed this was frightening as you were unable to gauge from what direction traffic was likely to come from Photo: Archive
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6. Workmen were racing against time to complete improvement works on the A6 Garstang Road at its junction with Black Bull Lane before more vehicles were pushed along the road due to the Samlesbury motorway junction sliproads being closed in 1994. For several years the whole area was under fire due to increasing traffic problems Photo: Archive
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7. Business owners were anxious about the situation at the Black Bull Lane/Garstang Road traffic lights in 1994. Philip Singleton, cashier at the Mobil filling station resented the alterations made by highway chiefs as he said they had messed things up Photo: Archive
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8. Resident Susan Burgess attempts to cross Garstang Road with her son Jamie. She said the alterations in 1994 made the road more dangerous than it was before Photo: Archive
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