Jason and Trudie Gilliat, who live on the A586 in St Michael's on Wyre and have two young children, are leading a campaign to improve road safety in their village following a massive increase in traffic in recent years.
But they say more and more HGVs are using the A586 as a shortcut instead of travelling down motorways, often ignoring the 30mph speed limit and showing little concern for parents and children trying to navigate their way to the primary school.
Despite voicing their concerns to Lancashire County Council and a visit from road safety officer Glenn Robinson in September last year, they claim there has been little progress and residents have become increasingly frustrated since M6 'widening project' sub-contractors joined the shortcut HGV drivers, making the problem even worse.
Mark Gales, transport manager at sub-contractor Clive Hurt Plant Hire, said drivers had been using the road as a shortcut to get to Junction 33 after the Highways Agency prevented them from using the works access at Stubbins Lane to turn around when they had dumped waste material in Fleetwood.
A Highways Agency spokesperson said that allowing 20 unmarked trucks a day to access the motorway without a slip road would be highly dangerous.
She said: "The police heavily enforce restrictions on who can and who can't use the access. We are mindful of the fact that it is a problem for residents but it isn't the only traffic they get. We have spoken to the sub-contractors and have asked that once the flow of material reduces they limit journeys to outside school arrival and departure times. We have also reminded them of the extreme importance of abiding by all speed limits."
Jason Gilliat says that since the Courier approached Clive Hurt and the Highways Agency, there have been considerably less trucks from the company using the road.
But other firms continue to travel through the village.
Mr Gilliat said: "I find it hard to understand how allowing traffic to pass through a small village is any less of a danger than allowing trucks to use the works access.
"Most parents will not let their children walk five minutes to school - they would rather drive. And one lady who lives on Bridge Row, where the pavement is only 34 inches wide, will not use her front door any more. Some houses vibrate which is also a great concern."
Residents see HGVs as their greatest threat, but believe there is little chance of a complete HGV ban on the A-classified road.
Instead they hope to appeal to the "social consciousness" of haulage firms, asking them to try to avoid their village.
They also want to encourage residents to be confident and signal HGVs to slow down if they think they are travelling too fast.
Mr Gilliat added: "The road is a constant threat to life in the village. Our basic human right to life is being threatened by those who use the road inappropriately, and indeed, those who allow the inappropriate use of the road.
"We have notified authorities. If a child is killed it will not be an accident - the council know it's dangerous and have done nothing about it and as far as I'm concerned it then becomes negligent."
Andrew Burrows, Lancashire County Council's Assistant Area Manager (north), said: "We have spoken to Mr Gilliat on a number of occasions and been out on site and agreed that a traffic count will be carried out.
"Traffic counts have to be carried out at a time that reflects typical conditions - so that means avoiding holidays when traffic flows will often be lighter. Once the count has been carried out we will be able to look at whether any changes need to be made to the road."
* You can find out more about the road safety campaign at www.freewebs.com/stmics-road