M55 motorway from nearby Warton Aerodrome made a test landing on the motorway, in order to prove its capability to use makeshift runways in time of war. Data from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information. M55 motorway The M55 is a motorway in Lancashire, England, which can also be referred to as the "Preston Northern Bypass". It connects the seaside resort of Blackpool to the M6 at Preston. It is 12.2 miles (19.6 km) in length. The M55 has three lanes in both directions for most of its length. After leaving the M6 at junction 32,
Motorway man a regional sales manager, sales rep or production manager; a person who needs to be near a motorway to get around the country. The MOSAIC database, which divides the British population into different sections, and is used by the United Kingdom's three main political parties, Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, portrays Motorway Man as "exerting vital influence in marginal seats across southern England". 21 constituencies, located in the Midlands and North of England and adjacent to the M1, M6 and M61 were identified as marginal constituencies where "Motorway man" could influence the outcome of the general election. Among the