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Manual for Streets! The DMRB! Women! And… A Bob Ross Painting?

Or, why we’ve spent twenty years obsessing over bin lorries while ignoring the "forever hum of fear”

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Feb 25, 2026
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“It is therefore recommended that as a starting point for any scheme affecting non-trunk roads, designers should start with MfS.” – Manual for Streets 2 (1.3.2)

Hold onto your malbec, folks! The Department for Transport has recently released its Road Safety Strategy and buried within the fine print is a call for an updated Manual for Streets (MfS).

Hurrah!

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