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Moving to a new house is both memorable and stressful. House moves come with many challenges and demanding tasks that need to be done correctly without any haste and hustle. Relocating house belongings, especially fragile ones, brings too much burden on your head. We understand your state of mind that relocation to another place is a bit stressful and frustrating while working and performing all the other responsibilities. And this is not it, and it includes several complications that need proper planning. That is why booking a professional moving service is recommended for a stress-free move. Though we might think it will cost a lot to book removal services that are not confirmed, if you try to do the whole thing yourself, it can cause many things like damaging the items over you can also injure yourself. Hence, it can end up costing you a fortune. That is why Movers Who Cares provides cheap house removalists service in Byford to reduce stress and make moving easy and safe.

Headache that comes while shifting to an unfamiliar place, changing your job, your children's school, shifting that valuable furniture, and entering into a new city are challenges that not all movers in Byford understand while providing their house removal services. With Movers Who Cares, you will experience something completely different because our services go beyond packing and furniture removals in Byford.

Many people hurt themselves or break their valuable goods while moving their houses. Your mind would be a total mess up before one week of moving and during the day of removals. But when you call our best house movers in Byford, we ensure that our clients sit back and relax during their house relocation without caring about how things will go. Movers Who Cares provides cheap house removal service in Byford for the last eight years with impeccable recognition.

Movers Who Cares believe that each human being is an expert in some or other thing. Everyone has their own ability to work, and we are experts in house removals. If you are looking for local or interstate house removal services, Movers Who Cares is present right at your service with their experienced and professional house removalists in Byford.

How Do Our House Movers Work In Byford?

Planning: Movers Who Cares never work without any full proof planning. We provide free moving quotes to our clients so that they can know better about our removalists services. Our experienced surveyor will perform a survey over a phone call or examine your property to recognize the required work. He will list down every item in your house according to the room. Sorted checklists of your house belongings will help our house movers to outline the quantity and size of moving boxes and packing materials, prepare for the special handling, and finalize the cost estimation.

Packaging: Our professional house removalists in Byford will pack your stuff one day before your moving day or on the same moving day if you are moving in a hurry. We understand the significance of time, so we pack your stuff in our custom-built boxes before final removal so that we can transport your valuables on the day and reassemble them at your new location. Our experienced house removalists know how to pack each item intact with no damage. To ensure that our removalists packed your antiques tightly, we stuff them with crumpled paper and use a double-layer packaging technique to prevent these fragile ones from getting broken or damaged while in transit or storage. We also provide professional cleaning services in Byford to their valued customers at very cheap rates.

Delivering and reassembling: The inevitable step of our house relocation process is to securely deliver your goods to your new destination and reassemble or unpack them carefully. Our expert house movers, Byford, will open all the packages, cross-check with the checklist, and place your house items in their respective places. We have also installed a GPS device to ensure that your stuff is safe and secured and, most importantly, trackable. As we are the best and cheap house removalists in Byford for the last eight years, we have a solution for any unexpected difficulties. Movers Who Cares promise that they will not leave reassembling on your head.

Three Reasons To Choose Us For Your House Removal In Byford

Eight years of experience: Experience is something that matters the most in removalist service. Never trust a newbie for the move because you will surely end with a bad moving experience. If you are looking for house removalists near you, Movers Who Cares is at your service in Byford with their team of professional house movers and packers. We have experience of 8 years in house removal service in Byford Perth. As our name suggests, Movers Who Cares means movers who take care of their customer's needs related to the house moving. We have completed more than 2000 successful and secured house removals in Byford and its interstates.

Affordable house moving charges: Movers Who Cares provide a set of professional house removal services that includes packing, loading, moving and reassembling at the cheapest moving rates. The reason for our good reputation in the market is because of our budget removalists services in Byford. We know that other house removalists charge unreasonably high, but we care for our customers and charge reasonable prices for required services. Our house movers Byford don't ask for extra tips at the end of house relocation, and we don't charge any hidden cost other than the final calculated price.

Door to door service: Movers Who Cares provide you with a stress-free house relocation by providing door to door packaging of the house belongings, dismantling and reassembling of your house furniture & fragile, and providing options for storing, cleaning along with secure insurance service for your house relocation. You don't have to run here and there for anything; our house removalists, Byford, bring all the necessary things to move and pack your house belongings safely.

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Professional cleaning services: As you know, your house will become a dirty and messy place after removing all your house belongings. The house relocation process includes heavy dust, wrappers, tapes, poly bags lying all over your house and because of this, cleaning becomes an important task. Movers Who Cares believe that your old house should be as clean as your new house, especially if you are relocating from a rented house or apartment. We understand that you don't have the energy to clean your new house after an exhausting house removal process and a long travel journey. For that reason, our house removalists in Byford provide professional house cleaning services.

Cleaning is a very time consuming and exhausting process. As we care for our customers, our cleaning service includes cleaning your old and new houses, or we can alter it according to your requirements. Our expert house cleaners in Byford will make your house moving experience blissful as you can rest or enjoy the ending of your moving day without putting too much stress on your back.

Custom boxes for sale: Are you looking for cheap house movers in Byford who provide secured moving boxes for keeping unused stuff? Movers Who Cares provides different sizes of custom made boxes, heavy plastic bubble wrappers, and blankets to cover your goods. Our boxes are made up of heavy material that provides complete protection for your goods. They have an attached page slip in which you can write the items which are inside the box. Instead of disposing of your unused items, you can put them safely inside our custom boxes. All these items are available at our store in Byford. We use these boxes and packing material in our house removalists service in Byford, WA.

Warehousing facilities: If you are still unsure about your new destination to keep your valuable goods, we provide warehousing facilities for our customers. Our warehouse is in Byford, Perth that is fully guarded and secured by safety measures. To maximize the security level of our warehouse in Byford, we have established CCTV cameras. We provide warehousing facilities to search for a good house without stressing about your valuable goods.

FAQs | House Removalists Service Byford

Why are moving companies so expensive?

What if your 1500 $ dining table breaks down while you are relocating it, or you injure yourself in the process. This moving situation will cost you more than hiring professional house movers. It would help if you understood that we have to pay wages to our workers, maintenance of trucks, taxes, office premiums and managing all other unforeseen expenses. We don't know about other removalist services, but our house removal service charges are significantly less and competitive. So, Get your free quotes.

What happens to my goods once they move from my residence?

Movers Who Cares provides door to door service without any transhipment. We take complete care of your goods and do not allow any unskilled person to handle your precious goods. Once our removalists start moving your goods, they will either be straight to our warehouse or at your destination. Your valuable goods are placed safely in our warehouse until you tell us to dispatch them.

Can I move my car?

Movers Who Cares does not seek any project as too big or too small; we provide car relocation services. We provide an inclusive car removal option and car with truck removal option to our potential customers.

Will my goods be unpacked at the destination?

Yes, Movers Who Cares pack, load, unpack and assemble your goods in your new destination. We unpack all the goods and arrange them according to your new house.

How long does the pre-move survey of house relocation last?

House relocation pre-move survey by our experienced surveys will take around half an hour to one hour. Our surveyor will make a moving list of the house goods you want to relocate from Byford, Perth.

What are house removals quotes or estimates?

To know the removal estimation price given to the client, know the rough calculation of the cost of relocating by our Perth removalists team. You can always contact us to know the estimated price; we need to do a survey or visit your property to know the work required to carry on with the removal process. Although you can take the quotes over the call, we recommend you take them in writing.

Can you relocate our house on weekends?

We fully understand our customer's house removalists requirements and know that everyone can't do all kinds of stuff on weekdays, especially when interstate relocation. Therefore, we have an experienced and reliable removalist team (truck with a two-man) always available for you, whether it is a weekday or weekend. Our best house movers provide you with a smooth and hassle-free house removal service in Byford.

Are there any hidden charges for house relocation?

All of our quoted estimations are just for your rough calculation. The exact cost is determined after our surveyor comes and visits your property and will perform a pre-move survey. After the pre-move survey, the price told you will be the final price, and there will be no other hidden charges.

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It's 50 Cent. My new show Power is on Starz on June 7, and my new album Animal Ambition drops today June 3. Ask me anything.

EDIT: this was fun i'm out. Grab my album directly from for $5.50 use the code Reddit550 at checkout. I'll take your Bitcoins too ok

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Shitty_Watercolour3575 karma

Welcome to reddit, I painted this for you :)

Question: What's the craziest story you have from being on tour?

Official50Cent3158 karma

thank u for the painting

Official50Cent2781 karma

the craziest. wow I remember on the massacre tour i had my young homie on the road. I had this new energy so i was looking at girls like oh you cant get that. I come out my room see whats up to find my homie locked out his room tryin to hide in his wifebeater and no underwear. he had left the girl in his room to go get condoms and got locked out. i put his ass on punishment for a week. he had to sleep on the girls after the shows

readcommentbackwards3358 karma

Yo $0.50 . . . what happened on that pitch?

Official50Cent5957 karma

I have a skeletal muscle injury on my left shoulder from excessive masturbation so take it easy lol

fannyfeeny12547 karma

Hey Mr. Cent,

I need to know if there is any truth behind Aziz's Grapefruit story. Can you shed some light on that?

Official50Cent3880 karma

my grandma used to get me grapefruit juice as a kid. he's a comedian. Ima have his ass whoop if he keeps saying that lol

BitCoinBoxer2487 karma

Hey man, what made you want to accept Bitcoin payment for your new album?

Official50Cent4098 karma

stay with times. technology is what's changing the business gotta get with it. I take money no matter if its coins or dollars

mcmattyp2300 karma

Iggy azalea's booty real or no?!!!

Official50Cent4248 karma

next time i see her ima squeeze it and find out for you ok. I will report back to you shortly lol

specialmed2260 karma

I want to get rich but I have reservations about dying, what should I do? Also what's your favorite most expensive food/least expensive food?

Official50Cent2858 karma

focus on gettin rich you gonna die anyway. lets live good. thats what Animal ambition is about, prosperity.

philippe chow, the shit is expensive for no reason

joemuggins2252 karma

Does everyone sing "go shorty, its your birthday" on your birthday like my friends have done to me every year since you released In Da Club in 2003 :D

Official50Cent3857 karma

they do sing it to me. every day is someone's birthday that song wont go away.

ikkasikka2127 karma

2 quarters or 5 dimes?

Official50Cent3809 karma

2 quarters keep it simple

AmericanDream391901 karma

Thanks for doing this! What's the first thing you bought after you "made it big"?

Official50Cent3629 karma

my grandmother a car. it was important to me because she took care of me when i couldn't take care of myself

seando171757 karma

How much can you bench press?

Official50Cent3382 karma

the most was 405 but i started looking like the security lol i had to slim down

b33kz1195 karma

Hey 50, just a couple questions

  1. From the recent G-Unit reunion are there any chances of The Game being involved? Also what was it like to preform with everyone again?

  2. Hows the relationship with Em, any new projects you guys are working on?

  3. You've always been very business minded in your career is there any advice you would give someone who wants to start their own brand or company?

Official50Cent2163 karma

  1. not a chance. feels good to be back on stage with them again. couple of them gotta get in shape again they get tired lol
  2. I am gonna go to his show see him soon in london
  3. because of the internet do it independently. you have access to things we didnt. i had to hustle bootlegers. chief keef is in his grandma living room doing it

2Bpencil1078 karma

What was your favourite TV show as a kid?

Official50Cent2006 karma

The benny hill show. he was an idiot. really funny

Official50Cent2813 karma

and dukes of hazzard cause of the girl with the short shorts

mr_desi_dude994 karma

Fif what is Power about and why should I watch it?

Official50Cent2887 karma

you should watch it because I say watch it. I'll never steer you wrong

takeashit942 karma

Hey 50, gotta be one of the funniest guys on twitter. What person in the industry has the best sense of humour? Thanks ok #smsaudio

Official50Cent1185 karma

fabolous is pretty funny @myfabolouslife check him out ok

FocusOnThePie918 karma

Biggest regret of your career? How long are you planning to make music?

Official50Cent2174 karma

ill prolly make music longer than im suppose to. like a fighter who doesnt know when to retire lol i just love doing it

deancomeautela892 karma

If you could be the star in any movie what would it be?

Official50Cent2402 karma

one of the marvel franchise. or star wars

gregcube891 karma

Does it go "my chrome cost more than the crib yo momma raised you in?" or is it "my cross cost more...?"

Official50Cent1760 karma

my cross

thebarkingduck846 karma

Hey Mr. Jackson, what is your favorite sushi roll?

Official50Cent3936 karma

california roll. im a fake sushi eater lol its all vegetables. the only thing i would eat raw is a woman lol anything else is a no go

AJangoFettClone783 karma

Your album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' was the first cd I can remember buying with my own money. Still is one of my favorite all time CDs. My question is about your tattoo removal. Were there any tattoos you knew you were going to miss? Is tattoo removal really as painful as people say it is? Is it more like a scar now or is it a clean removal? Thanks for doing this AMA.

Official50Cent1308 karma

tattoo removal is extremely painful. i do not advise it. its like signing up to be burnt

topical cream docs give you dont work lol

donsdoodles657 karma

50, my brother and I are huge fans. We have been listening to your music since the early days and have been with you all the way, we grew up with your music. We have bought your books, watched your films and we even played your video games, all the while we have admired your entrepreneurial spirit. We were front row at Wembley Stadium when you came to London and again front row when you were in Barcelona for the XGames.

My question’s are:

  • When are you coming back to perform in the UK? ( know your ‘London Girl’ is probably still waiting for you)
  • You have dominated so many areas in business, is there anything else you still would like to achieve?
  • Music is continually evolving, what do you think we should expect in the future for Rap?

Thank you not only for the music we listen to, but also for being the bond between my brother and I. We are true fans of yours.

Official50Cent837 karma

that plaque is the coolest thing ive seen so far. ill be back in the UK soon

i just wanna continue success

Albus_k629 karma

whats your favourite video game?

Official50Cent1612 karma

Blood on the sand. i dont think it has anything to do with me being in it. also NBA live 2014

cbrb590 karma

Big fan, just bought Animal Ambition and what I've heard so far is fire. What made you decide to turn this from a pre-album mixtape into a full album? Also check out /r/hiphopheads

edit: smsaudio

Official50Cent779 karma

a mixtape would have previously released music. Animal ambition was all original if you put music out and call it a mixtape its not under the same scrutiny. i felt strong enough about it. it's quality.

Justvh0543 karma

When u made Get Rich or Die Tryin, did u think at the time it would have the impact that it does today?

Official50Cent948 karma

no i didnt. I was praying for it do to well. It surpassed my expectations. I hope animal ambition does the same

animatedradio512 karma

Sup mate! Who would you pick to star with you in a cereal commercial? What kind of cereal would you be selling?

Edit: just told my boyfriend you were doing this, he's excited! He would like to to pick your brain and ask how did you get people to take you seriously? Any advice on how to command attention? (In the right way)

Official50Cent1501 karma

captain crunch with snoop

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What's your favorite brand of Root beer?

Official50Cent1489 karma

i dont drink root beer unless its the only cold can available. i drink ginger ale

hysteria357344 karma

What has been the nicest car you've owned?

Official50Cent768 karma

the 100 EX rolls royce

Name_change_here338 karma

Fitty! What's your favorite sammich ?

Official50Cent709 karma

turkey and cheese

mikey_says315 karma

What is your favorite pizza topping?

Official50Cent1679 karma

chicken. typical black guy lol

DenningLJ303 karma

How exactly do you party on your birthday?

Official50Cent805 karma

i do it BIG! this one will have a fight live on ESPN, have special guest performances, a pool party then another party, then again a party then a firework a BBQ Ima live broadcast all that on my hang with

SolidMcLovin259 karma

yo 50! do you still have the slowbuck chain from SummerJam?

also, i think Animal Ambition is your best work since Massacre. really good job with that. thanks for being 50.

Official50Cent357 karma

i dont know why people keep talking about this. i was busy performing. it was so many people on stage lol

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Official50Cent351 karma

there's usually some music playing or film and television

thebiglibrarian226 karma

Hey 50, what would you say is your favorite book and why?

Official50Cent444 karma

the 50th law. because you cant be afraid of bein successful you gotta have enough in you to be as successful as you want to be.

dylanstalker156 karma

What city has been your favorite city you have toured through?

Official50Cent398 karma

I was blessed to perform all over the world. the last i got to go was Budapest. I had fun there with melissa mccarthy most of my people cant place it on the map lol

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Environmental Health Software solutions have been around since the infancy of computer based systems. However, back in the day these were very limited in usefulness due to the lack of digital advancements at that time.

Most original EHS software was very simply written and were clunky by nature. Most business owners lacked both the patience and understanding of using computer based software to help them in their day to day management of health and safety issues in the workplace, so they pretty much carried on ignoring EHS software for years in favour of old-fashioned paper-based systems.

Over the years there has been an ongoing evolution with regards to Environmental, Health and Safety regulations, and businesses are required by law to meet an every-increasing level of compliance. As new health and safety regulations are introduced, it can often be very difficult for business owners to keep up to date and on top of the latests legal requirements.

Adopting progressive EHS software

Depending on the individual health and safety needs of a company, most business owners will use H&S software to keep a track of occupational injuries and accidents. They may document any claims made against them and address any issues to prevent them from happening again.

Most companies will operate in a reactive mode as explained above. However, technology has moved on at such a fast pace in recent years that instead of simply using your EHS software to document accidents and injuries and they occur, you can now effectively use the data stored to analyse risks and arising trends in the workplace and fix issues before an accident happens.

For more forward thinking companies, using EHS software to it’s full capacity will allow them to track their sustainability efforts, as well as plan and set targets to meet to reduce their emissions and contribute less to greenhouse gasses.

So, not only can a company use their EHS software to manage health and safety in the workplace, they can also manage environment risks too. This can include managing material safety data, hazardous waste handling, tracking and safe disposal, industrial hygiene data, emissions reporting and analysis, and many other environmental related measurements and tracking.

Are you still paper-based?

Back in the 1980s, most EHS tasks within businesses were done on paper. This involved creating a lot of paperwork and paper files to be passed around, read and signed before filing away – probably never to see the light of day again!

It is amazing that in this day and age of the digital revolution there are still companies out there that rely on an old-fashioned paper-based EHS system. This is not only very time consuming and frustrating for those involved in the process, but it also carries quite a hefty environmental impact and carbon footprint.

Take a look around your office right now. Are your shelves lined with thick binders that contain all of your company EHS rules and processes? Have you adopted a EHS software package, but it is getting quite old and runs offline on a stand-alone computer? Maybe it is now time for a major overhaul of your EHS process. It is surprisingly cost-effective and simple to source and use a flexibly cloud-based system that you can tailor to fit your business.


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County Londonderry

A borough town, with a population of about 5,857 who are employed in the salmon and eel fisheries, and manufactures of paper, soap, candles, and leather, situated on the banks of the river Bann, about three miles from the sea.

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Tangerine Sorbet

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” When Charles Dickens wrote those words, he could have been predicting people’s perceptions of the world today. Depending on where you get your news from, who you’re connected to on Facebook, or who you follow on Twitter, these are the best or the worst of times. There’s no middle anymore. No nuance. It’s exhausting and emotionally draining.

Personally, I’ve turned to a couple of things that calm me in times of crisis: TV and food (and Steve, so I guess three things). Watching a good show on TV turns everything else off. My brain and my heart disengage from the real world and are immersed in the fictional world on the screen. “Jane the Virgin” makes me smile. “The Walking Dead” pumps my adrenaline. “The Crown” makes me swoon.

Food works in a similar way. It gives me something to look forward to, at a time when there’s a news alert on my phone every five minutes that’s sure to make me sad or scared or angry. The smell of short ribs braising is a sign that there are still so many good things in the world. Savoring each bite of a perfectly roasted chicken helps me from dwelling on the news. And the bitter-sweet-tart taste of this tangerine sorbet reminds me that life doesn’t come in just one flavor, but that it’s always deliciously precious.

Tangerine Sorbet – Slightly adapted from “The Perfect Scoop” by David Lebovitz

3 cups freshly squeezed tangering juice
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
1 tangerine for zesting
1-2 tablespoons orange liqueur (like Grand Marnier or Cointreau)

In a small saucepan mix 1/2 cup of the juice with the sugar. Warm over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Stir it into the remaining juice. Zest the tangerine into the mixture and add the orange liqueur. Mix with a spoon and chill the mixture thoroughly in the fridge. Freeze the chilled mixture in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.


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Book Notice: Matthew Emerson, “Christ and the New Creation”

In case you were curious, yes indeed, freshly-minted SEBTS PhD graduate Matthew Emerson_new creationEmerson has published his first book, Christ and the New Creation: A Canonical Approach to the Theology of the New Testament (Wipf and Stock, 2013). Emerson (Assistant Professor, California Baptist University) offers a stimulating read on the theology of the New Testament, in which he emphasizes the new creation inaugurated in Christ’s death and resurrection and consummated at his return. He argues that the canonical ordering of the New Testament itself emphasizes this theology.

Emerson’s method is canonical-linguistic. Instead of using a thematic or book-by-book analysis, Emerson attempts to trace the primary theological message of the New Testament by noting the narrative presented through the ordering of the books, or the canonical shape. That order goes as follows: “Christ inaugurates the new creation in the Gospels, commissions his church to be agents of it in Acts, calls believers and the church to live both in light of what he has already done in his death and resurrection (Romans–Colossians) and what he will do in the future in his Second Coming (1 Thessalonians–Jude), and consummates it in Revelation” (p. 169). Thus the New Testament emphasizes the story of Christ’s inauguration, commissioning, and consummation of the new creation.

Even for those readers who do not prefer Emerson’s canonical methodology, the book is well worth the read. Pastors, professors, and students will profit from engaging Emerson’s work, especially to the extent that they find themselves interested in themes at the intersection of Christ and new creation.

Top 40 Resources (Or So) For an Exegetically-Minded Preacher to Buy (Pt. 4): “Big Picture” Texts

By: Bruce Riley Ashford & Grant Taylor

The first three installments of this series dealt with exegetical tools, dictionaries, and commentaries. This installment deals with biblical theology texts, at both the scholarly and popular levels. These books provide the “big picture” which frames the individual texts that we preach and teach.

Old Testament Theology

1. Paul R. House, Old Testament Theology. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP, 1998. House shows the manifold benefits of deep knowledge and love of the Old Testament for the Christian faith. The book treats each OT book in order of the Hebrew canon (Law, Prophets, Writings), making connections to other OT books and the NT in each major section. It is also very well written, making it a tremendous help for preaching. Intermediate-Advanced.

2. Robin Routledge, Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Academic, 2009. Routledge offers a different approach from House by working thematically through the OT. This is an excellent introduction to both the OT and OT Theology, as Routledge makes judicious decisions and includes copious footnotes that point the reader to further reading. It is also very manageable at around 350 pages. Intermediate.

New Testament Theology

1. Frank S. Thielman, Theology of the New Testament: A Canonical and Synthetic Approach. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. Thielman proceeds book-by-book through the New Testament and draws together the themes that arise from those individual books (hence the subtitle). This makes it a very helpful tool for teaching and preaching. A great first buy in the field of New Testament theology. Advanced.

2. I. Howard Marshall, New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP, 2004. After an opening chapter on methodology, Marshall proceeds historically through the NT literature: from Jesus (Synoptic Gospels) to Paul (his epistles) to John’s literature and finally Hebrews and the General Epistles. Mission is the primary or central theme for Marshall (see his conclusion). A clear and helpful book. Intermediate-Advanced.

3. Thomas R. Schreiner. New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. Schreiner’s text focuses on the themes of God’s kingdom and God’s glory, and displays exegetical and argumentative rigor, as well as lucid prose. Intermediate-Advanced.

“Big Picture” Overviews

1. Craig Bartholomew & Michael Goheen, The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004. This is my (Bruce’s) favorite basic treatment of the Bible’s dramatic narrative, unfolded in six Acts: Creation, Fall, Israel, Jesus, Church, New Creation. The authors are accomplished scholars in their respective fields, but manage to write a very accessible book for undergraduates and beginning seminar students. Beginner-Intermediate.

2. Graeme Goldsworthy, Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. How does one preach the Bible with exegesis, commentary, and biblical theology in mind? Goldsworthy’s subtitle indicates his aim to show how, not if, that question is answered. Though there is much debate on how the “how” is answered, Goldsworthy is a wise and seasoned guide on this question. Beginner-Intermediate.

Biblical Theology

1. Christopher J. H. Wright, The Mission of God. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006. Wright’s thesis is that “mission” is a hermenutical key that opens up the riches of the biblical text, and his book is written toward that end. Also helpful Wright’s recent text, The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission (Biblical Theology for Life). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. This little text is a model for how to do biblical theology applied to the Christian life. In this book Wright traces the mission of God’s people throughout the biblical canon. It also includes discussion questions in each chapter, making it a good book for a discipleship group or Bible study. Basic-Intermediate.

2. Charles H.H. Scobie, The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Scobie’s book was one of the first full-fledged attempts at what could be called “whole-Bible biblical theology.” After an excellent introduction to and history of biblical theology, Scobie discusses the Bible’s theology by way of four themes: God’s order, God’s servant, God’s people, and God’s way. This book is excellent, but it is enormous. The publisher bears no responsibility if the reader drops the book on himself and is crushed to death. Advanced.

3. G. K. Beale, A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011.  Beale’s book, technically is a New Testament theology, but because of his whole-Bible method, we have placed this book in the Biblical Theology category. Beale elucidates the entire storyline of Scripture, Old Testament and New, in order to ground the New Testament revelation in the Old. Advanced.

4. Scott J. Hafemann and Paul R. House, eds. Central Themes in Biblical Theology: Mapping Unity in Diversity. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP, 2007. Hafemann and House edited this volume on key, central themes in the Bible: e.g., atonement, covenant, and people of God; each article is written by a trusted and established evangelical scholar. This volume will help you read more specifically on a few of the themes that emerge in the dictionary mentioned above. Advanced.

5. D.A. Carson, ed. New Studies in Biblical Theology Series, 25 vols. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP, 2001–. This is an excellent series. Major biblical images and themes (e.g., Temple, Shepherding/pastoring) are given book-length treatments. Intermediate-Advanced.

Top 40 Resources (Or So) For an Exegetically-Minded Preacher to Buy (Pt. 1): Hebrew and Greek Tools

By: Bruce Riley Ashford & Grant Taylor

A while back, BtT posted a brief list of “Top 25 Books (Or So) For a Young Theologian to Buy (And Read).” At the request of some of our readers, we are following up on that post by providing a list of helpful resources for exegetically- and theologically-minded preachers. We will post the list over four days, but before we give the first installment of the list, here are a few prefatory comments.

First, we focus this list on exegetical tools (Hebrew and Greek), dictionaries (OT, NT, and whole Bible), commentary series (OT and NT), and big-picture tools (OT, NT, and whole Bible). We’ve left out numerous fine books that fall in other categories (hermeneutics, preaching, etc.).

Second, we include books that are written at different levels of accessibility, and we try to note this by flagging certain books as basic, intermediate, or advanced.

Third, we encourage the young preacher to begin building a library that eventually will provide most of the tools he needs to teach from any text of Scripture. This type of library is one way in which the preacher can be ready to preach “in season and out.”

Fourth, we encourage the young preacher to take this sort of books seriously, and allow them to drive him back into the biblical text, reading it slowly, patiently, and receptively. The best books are those that drive us back into the Scriptures and enable us to read the Scriptures more fruitfully. The worst books are those that seek to replace Scripture, or that somehow encourage us to bypass hard work in the text.

Fifth, we’d like to hear your thoughts about what you would have included that we left out, and maybe what we included that you would have left out. We started out aiming to provide 25 recommendations, but ended up exceeding our own limit.

Below is the first installment of the list—Hebrew and Greek exegetical tools.

Exegetical Tools (Hebrew)

1. Allen P. Ross, Introducing Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001.

Ross’s Hebrew grammar is one of the best tools to begin learning the language. He clearly explains the major and several minor features of biblical Hebrew, and includes his own parsing system for Hebrew verbs. Beginner-Intermediate.

2. Bruce K. Waltke and M. O’Connor, An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1990. A very helpful reference work for studying Hebrew syntax, which is essential because phrases and sentences (rather than words) give the basic level of meaning. Waltke and O’Connor supplement (not replace) older grammars such as GKC (Gesenius) with clear explanations that helps students move from interpreting easier genres such as narrative to more difficult ones such as prophecy or the Psalms. Intermediate.

3. Willem A. VanGemeran, ed. New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, 5 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997. (NIDOTTE) Word studies alone do not a complete exegesis make, but without them no exegesis is complete. VanGemeren (with contributions by numerous OT experts) provides a very reliable, precise resource helpful for preaching and teaching. If you know the Hebrew root, you can see the word’s usage in its ANE and OT settings and the theological implications for hundreds of key Hebrew words. Intermediate-Advanced.

4. Douglas K. Stuart, Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. Fourth Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. In this book Stuart helps preachers and teachers put the essential parts of exegesis together into a whole. How do those word studies relate to syntax and the genre of the book you are studying? Stuart’s work will help you find the way. Intermediate.

5. F. Brown, S.R. Driver, and C. Briggs, The Brown, Driver, and Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996. (BDB) The standard (reprinted several times) lexicon for study of OT Hebrew and Aramaic words. While the print is frustrating at times, this remains a basic resource for Hebrew and OT study. Basic-Intermediate.

Exegetical Tools (Greek)

1. David Alan Black, Learn to Read New Testament Greek, exp. ed. (Nashville: B&H, 1994). Black’s introductory text teaches Greek in a manner that is as non-technical as possible. He also provides learning exercises that draw the beginning student into the process of learning Greek. Beginner.

2. F.W. Danker, ed. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Revised. Third Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. (BDAG) Like BDB for Greek, but better. The third edition includes the history of classical Greek usage, semantic domains (ranges of meaning) with definitions in the NT, and early Christian usage for the same words. In sum, a must-have for serious study of the NT. Advanced.

3. Gordon D. Fee, New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. Third Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. The New Testament counterpart to Stuart above, Fee helps students learn how to connect word studies with sentence diagramming and sentence diagramming with teaching or preaching. A very helpful “how-to” guide to reading the Greek NT well. Intermediate.

4. Dan Wallace, Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. This is the follow-up to William H. Mounce’s The Basics of Biblical Greek (the one to get if you are just beginning). Wallace’s Beyond the Basics goes well beyond them by providing major categories of interpretation for all the major components of NT Greek. Advanced.

5. Maximilian Zerwick, A Grammatical Analysis of the Greek New Testament. Subsidia Biblica. 5th Edition. Translated by M. Grovesnor. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 2010; and Maximilian Zerwick, Biblical Greek: Illustrated by Examples. Adapted from Fourth Latin Edition. Rome: Scripta Pontificii Instituti Biblici, 1963. A couple of oldies but goodies. Zerwick’s Grammatical Analysis provides a parsing and lexical analysis to every book of the NT. It is also keyed to his grammar, Biblical Greek, which wonderfully illustrates the major components of NT Greek, like Wallace but with fewer sub-categories and far fewer pages. Intermediate-Advanced.

6. Andreas J. Köstenberger and Raymond Bouchoc, The Book Study Concordance of the Greek New Testament. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2003. Organized by biblical book rather than by Greek word, this is an invaluable tool for exegetical and expositional preaching and teaching as it allows one to see the emphases and distinctions of biblical authors through the quantity and contextual use of their vocabulary. Intermediate.


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This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

General references

Bible References

Psalm 71:18
And also even to old age and grayness, O God, thou wilt not forsake me; till I shall announce thine arm to the generation, thy strength to every one who shall come:
Psalm 78:4
It was not hid from their sons, to a later generation recounting the praises of Jehovah and his strength, and his wonders which he did.
Exodus 17:14
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Write this a remembrance in the book, and set in the ears of Joshua: for wiping off I will wipe off the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.
Deuteronomy 31:19
And now write ye for you this song, and teach it to the sons of Israel: put it in their mouth so that this song shall be to me for a testimony among the sons of Israel.
Job 19:23
Who will give now, and my words shall be written? who will give and they shall be delineated in a book?.
Daniel 9:2
In one year to the kingdom, I Daniel understood by books the number of years which the word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah the prophet, to fill up for the desolations of Jerusalem seventy years.
John 20:31
But these have been written, that ye might believe that Jesus is Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life in his name.
Romans 15:4
For whatever before was written before are for our instruction was before written that by patience and consolation able of the writings we might have hope.
1 Corinthians 10:11
And all those happened types to them; and it was written for our reminding, to whom the ends of the times have arrived.
2 Timothy 3:16
All writing divinely inspired, and profitable for doctrine, for refutation, for correction, for instruction in justice:
2 Peter 1:15
And I shall also be earnest for you always to have, after my exit, this putting in mind to be done.

The people

Psalm 22:30
A seed shall serve him; it shall be numbered to Jehovah for a generation.
Psalm 45:16
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; thou shalt set them for chiefs in all the earth.
Isaiah 43:7
All being called by name: and I created him; for my glory I formed him; also I made him.
Isaiah 65:17
For behold me creating new heavens and a new earth: and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not come upon the heart
2 Corinthians 5:17
So that if any in Christ, a new creation: old things have passed away; behold, all have become new.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his work, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.,
1 Peter 2:9
And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

General references

Isaiah 43:21
This people I formed for myself; they shall recount my praise.


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 Jannes - Bible References

5 occurrences in 5 dictionaries

Reference: Jannes

And JAMBRES were two of the principal Egyptian magicians, who withstood Moses and Aaron by attempting to imitate the miracles, which they exhibited. See Ex 7:11, etc. These names are not found in the Old Testament, but are often mentioned in the rabbinical books, 2Ti 3:8.

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one of the Egyptians who "withstood Moses" (2Ti 3:8).

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Jan'nes and Jambres. Jam'bres

These are mentioned by Paul as having withstood Moses; to whom he compares those who by imitation were resisting the truth in the church. 2Ti 3:8. Jannes and Jambres were doubtless the leaders of the Egyptian magicians who imitated the first plagues before Pharaoh; but who, when it was a question of the creation of life, had to confess that the finger of God was there. The judgement of God fell upon them also, for they were smitten with the boils and blains. As their folly was manifest in contending with the God of Israel, so shall be the folly of those who oppose the truth.

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and Jam'bres, the names of two Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses. Exod 7:9-13; 2Tim 3:8,9. (B.C. 1492.)

JANNES and JAMBRES, or, as Pliny calls them, Jamne and Jotape, two magicians, who resisted Moses in Egypt, 2Ti 3:8. He speaks, likewise, of the faction or sect of magicians, of which, he says, Moses, Jannes, and Jocabel, or Jopata, were heads. By this last word he meant probably the patriarch Joseph. whom the Egyptians considered as one of their most celebrated sages. The Mussulmans have several particulars to the same purpose. The paraphrast Jonathan says they were the sons of Balaam, who accompanied him to Balak, king of Moab. They are called by several names in several translations; by the Septuagint, ???????, poisoners, and ????????, enchanters; by Sulpitius Severus, Chaldaeans, that is, astrologers; by others, sapientes and malefici, wise men, that is, so esteemed among the Egyptians, philosophers, and witches. Artapanus tells us, that Pharaoh sent for magicians from Upper Egypt to oppose Moses. Ambrosiaster, or Hilary, the deacon, says they were brothers. He cites a book entitled "Jannes and Mambres," which is likewise quoted by Origen, and ranked as apocryphal by Pope Gelasius. Some of the Hebrews call them Janes and Jambres; others, Jochana and Mamre, or Jonas and Jombros. Jerom translates their names Johannes and Mambres; and there is a tradition, they say, in the Talmud, that Juhanni and Mamre, chief of Pharaoh's physicians, said to Moses, "Thou bringest straw into Egypt, where abundance of corn grew;" that is, to bring your magical arts hither is to as much purpose as to bring water to the Nile. Some say their names are the same as John and Ambrose. Some will have it that they fled away with their father; others, that they were drowned in the Red Sea with the Egyptians; others, that they were killed by Phinehas in the war against the Midianites. Numenius, cited by Aristobulus, says that Jannes and Jambres were sacred tribes of the Egyptians, who excelled in magic at the time when the Jews were driven out of Egypt. See PLAGUES OF EGYPT.

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  1. Daily Spud says:

    Ahh. We had a range in the house I grew up in and I also remember having toast, range-style (yes, and porridge too). Alas, there’s no room in my little house for a range, but someday, maybe…

  2. Caroline says:

    When my dad rang me and asked if I’d be interested in a range I took one look around the cottage (it doesn’t take long) and thought “there’s nowhere to put it!” But, with the Husband working away on plans for the extension, my new kitchen – all presuming that the planning permission works out – will be totally organised around the range. I’ve found a place that reconditions and re-enamels them too. Latest idea, after reading a book about chefs’ kitchens in the US, is for a canary-yellow range…not too sure how far I’m going to get with that one!

  3. Ethel says:

    I remember my Gandfather baking onions in the red ash from a stick fire in the firebox of an old black range. He would peel off a couple of layers blackened in the heat and I would eat the warm succelent onions. I can still smell them 50 years later.

  4. Caroline says:

    I love baked onions but I’ve never had them cooked that way – it sounds like a feast worth remembering!

  5. Maria says:

    Bet you can’t wait to install the range!! I remember the toast at the end of those long toasting forks. I also remember cooking a lot of omelets with you on the aga… with everyone sitting at the table waiting patiently!!! I was probably the only one who wouldn’t eat them…eggs…still don’t like them! Best of luck with the extension!

  6. Caroline says:

    Those omelettes – how did we ever manage to lift that huge cast iron frying pan?! I remember they had to be started cooking on top of the range then finished off in the oven, for some reason. And all made from Nana’s eggs. Can’t believe that you still don’t eat eggs. I’m eating potatoes since that year in NZ, having spent my first thirty years avoiding them – and just about everything else that could be considered good food!

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Junction design in the Netherlands

One of my most viewed videos is an animation I made in 2011, showing that a common Dutch type of junction design with protected cycle tracks would in principle fit in American streets. To deal with many questions I showed real examples of that particular junction design in a second video. But there were still some unanswered questions that kept coming back and I had therefore planned to make a new follow-up to better explain this type of design. Then Dick van Veen, a Dutch senior city planner and traffic engineer at Mobycon asked me if he could use parts of both my videos for a project earlier this month in Canada. So I decided that the new video had to be made right now. My own ideas coupled with Dick’s professional expertise led to a new video which he has indeed used in a presentation. I heard it was very well received. I planned to publish a post with this new video on a later date.

A common Dutch junction with protected cycle tracks all around it.

By sheer coincidence my initial video got a lot of renewed attention when Nick Falbo published his interpretation of the design and the way it could be implemented in the US. After his publication a lot was written all over the internet in comments, tweets and forum discussions. Prof. Peter Furth from Boston’s Northeastern University showed me some of the questions he had received directly, with his answers that I fully agreed with. With such a commotion it is high time I publish my own follow-up video with an explaining post. So here we go!

Common Dutch Road Design

There are many questions about the status of this design. How common or standard is it? Some people argue it is not the only solution and it is in fact not the most used solution in the area where they live. I agree with the response of Prof. Peter Furth to this: “That’s true in smaller cities, which have few major traffic roads and where signalized intersections have been replaced with roundabouts in great numbers. But in larger cities, cycle tracks along the main arteries are routine, as are signalized intersections where such arteries meet. And wherever traffic arteries with cycle tracks meet at a signalized intersection, this is the routine, standard design. You can see scores of them in the Hague, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam.”

It is a fact that in the Dutch situation protected cycle tracks alongside main streets do not stop at junctions, but continue in one form or another on the junction itself, so that such a junction can be traversed by people of all ages and abilities (cycling or walking) in a safe and convenient way.

A still from Nick Falbo’s video shows the space for a car to wait for people cycling and walking out of the way of straight going motor traffic.
A real example of the same situation as portrayed in Nick Falbo’s video shows that he indeed got it right.

Some people misinterpreted the focus on the protective traffic island in the corners. I started with those in the animation because that was an easy way to explain the design. In reality that island is the last thing on a Dutch designer’s mind.

“These traffic islands are not always the same and not even symmetric, they are the result of the tight radius for right turning cars to decrease their speeds on the intersection and the decision to design the cycle track slightly bent away from the intersection”, explains Dick van Veen. “This not only creates a safe waiting place for people cycling, but also a waiting place for exactly one car in that turn. It is right before the crossing place for people walking and cycling, but it is at the same time out-of-the-way from straight going motor traffic. This is a most important fact that is easily overlooked: the location of the stop line for cyclists. Another reason for the bent out cycle path is to make the distance between the carriage way and the cycle path large enough for a wheel chair or a mother with a baby carriage to stand there and wait for a safe crossing moment.” The advantage of this design is threefold: you create a safe place for motor traffic, for people cycling and for people walking.

Left, a sketch by a Dutch road designer reveals that they do not start with the protective traffic island, but with good flowing cycle tracks without tight turns, on which you can cycle at high speed. Right, what a finished design looks like.
This interpretation from Christchurch in New Zealand has not gotten it right. There is too much focus on the corner traffic islands but the stop lines for cycling are in the wrong position. This way there is no protection against left-hooks (right hooks in the rest of world because in New Zealand traffic keeps left). Also, the right turn is impossible to make because you get on the wrong side of the traffic light in the far corner.
This junction proposal for Washington DC has not gotten it quite right either. The turns for people cycling are too tight. Here too, the stop lines are in the wrong position.

The one car length long waiting area in the turn makes that traffic lights can be arranged in a flexible way. In the Dutch situation a straight going cyclist as well as someone crossing the street on foot always have priority over the turning car. So even when the traffic signals are not working the car must wait and has a place to safely do so. When there are traffic signals the best solution is a separate green phase for straight going cyclists and turning cars. “But,” adds Dick van Veen, “no extra phase for cycling is needed. Dutch traffic signals work in a more sophisticated way and an intelligent and complex way of creating signal phases makes it possible that traffic in completely different directions, especially also people cycling, can have green at the same moment together with pedestrians, or cars turning in another direction. The total waiting times for any type of traffic are then almost always under one minute, which is to keep traffic flow high and to discourage red light jumping.”

Further developments

Dutch junction design has developed further and a more modern solution is the Dutch single lane roundabout. Dick van Veen says: “This has been proven to be much safer because first of all a roundabout reduces conflict between motor vehicles. The tight dimensions decrease the speeds and at 20km/h everything becomes much safer. These roundabouts eliminate high-speed right-angle collisions because only head-to-tail collisions at lower speeds can occur. And second, different types of traffic cross each other’s path exactly where the speeds are lowest instead of where they are highest, which is the case on a traditional crossroads. Space is not the issue. A roundabout does not need more space than a crossroads. A circle with a diameter of 15 or 16 metres is already within accepted standards.” That the Dutch roundabout, including the cycle tracks all around it, can be built in almost the same space of a traditional junction is the reason why so many are being converted.

A junction in ‘s-Hertogenbosch NL. Left Google shows the 2009 before situation. Right Bing maps shows the 2012 after situation. From a four arm crossroads to a roundabout in about the same space. Both with protected cycle tracks all around the outside.

There are other developments too. In streets with a maximum speed of 30km/h separated cycling infrastructure is not necessary. Since the Netherlands now has about 35,000 kilometres of streets with such a speed limit we don’t see the design there. What we do see a lot is unbundling of different types of traffic at route level. What mostly happens is that through motor traffic gets a new detour around a certain area and the original direct routes with a substantially decreased volume of motor traffic can then be changed into a through route for cycling. Possibly as fietsstraat (a cycle street where motor traffic is not allowed to overtake people cycling). Such cycle routes then only cross main motor traffic routes at fewer places. This makes the construction of grade separated solutions feasible in terms of cost and space needed.

Good solution for (signalised) junctions

So there is an array of measures from which Dutch road designers can choose what is best for a particular situation. But in busy and older down town areas in larger cities there is often no space for the more elaborate measures with detours and tunnels or overpasses. And although even there we see an increasing number of roundabouts, this type of junction design – a crossroads with cycle paths around it, most often signalised – will remain the safest solution for a lot of places in the Netherlands.

Since many cities in the world have such signalised junctions, this solution to make cycling safer might work there too. So it is great to see a good interpretation like the one Nick Falbo has made.

A new video in which I try to explain Dutch junction design.

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  1. Hello Mark, thanks for all this great info! I have a question – can this solution be adapted for junctions with free right turns for cars? I’m not talking about right turn on red but junctions where the right lane “breaks off” from the road and has a yield sign for right turns (basically like at time 0:12 in your video at the end of the post except that the light is replaced by a yield sign). Such a lane introduces another crossing for pedestrians and cyclists, so I’m guessing the answer is no but I’m still curious to hear. Thanks.

  2. There are a few more details that can round out this picture. Some of the City of Toronto staff go on about how a blind pedestrian can walk onto one of these fish shaped traffic islands and think they already crossed the road, disorienting them and making their crossing unsafe. I know this is false and that the videos show sensory tiles for the blind but a brief discussion would address this and relieve this concern.

    Also, it would be helpful to share how these protective traffic islands fits in with other existing kinds of traffic islands, for other purposes. In Toronto’s St Clair Ave, the street is loaded with massive traffic islands to stop drivers from crashing into streetcars but there is nothing to accommodate bikes. Knowing the diverse array of traffic islands already in use shows that the one for separating cars and bikes is not so exceptional.

    Keep up the great work! Let’s keep forging ahead for the sake of road safety. It makes no sense that people should get killed and so regularly just because they went for a walk, a bike ride or a drive or waited for a bus.

  3. Hi, this is a really interesting post, thanks. Just a note about the Christchurch concept though – while I agree with some of the points you’ve made, note that in New Zealand we have far-side signals (as well as near-side ones) so a cyclist making a right turn will still be able to see the signals relevant to the second stage of that turn (they would still have a problem of the hold lines being in the wrong place though!)

  4. I also remind people that this design, with the corner refuge islands and advance location of cyclists at setback crossing also can work with non roundabout, non signalized intersections but instead controlled with a stop sign, or more likely in the Netherlands, a yield sign. When sightlines are clear enough and the volume is not too high, it works well.

  5. I beg to differ in the case of roundbouts. Traffic safety is improved for all modal types except for cyclists. For cyclist there is an increase in accidents compared to standard four way junctions.

    “To achieve uniformity in priority on roundabouts, CROW (1998) advises not to give priority to cyclists on separate bicycle tracks on rural roundabouts, but to indeed give them priority on urban roundabouts. Cyclist do now no longer have priority on nearly all rural roundabouts, in agreement with the CROW recommendation. They have right of way on 60% of the urban roundabouts. […] However, from a road safety perspective cyclists should have no priority on urban roundabouts either.” Source: https://www.swov.nl/rapport/Factsheets/UK/FS_Roundabouts.pdf

    1. As you can read on my post about roundabouts that SWOV report was a minority view. If I remember correctly it was also critised because it made no destinction in accidents with cyclists and mopeds. If the mopeds were separated from the cyclists the findings would have been different. 1998 was also relatively shortly after implementation. Now, many years later all traffic users are used to this priority arrangement and roundabouts get high markings for subjective safety also from people cycling.

      1. What do you think about rural roundabouts? Should on their own cycle path, bicycles get the right of way or should motor traffic?

  6. Living in Los Angeles and realizing many of the difficulties in creating intersections like this, my first thought is where are you going to get the space on a major street in a big auto oriented city like LA? Then, if you do obtain the space, how are you going to construct anything major like this for the 1% mode share bicycles when 38% of the roads are in D or F condition?

    After looking at the pictures for a few minutes, It suddenly dawned on me that these intersection bulb-outs would make it safer for pedestrians also.

    Then, I looked at Nick Falbo’s video. This is when I remembered Clarence Eckerson’s Streetsfilm’s that he made of how intersections looked after heavy snowstorms in New York City. The space required to implement designs for bikeway intersections is very similar to what Clarence shows is the result of the heavy snowfall.

    So, instead of approaching it as a safety improvement for mainly bicycles to communities and politicians, it could be a all inclusive to reduce potential traffic conflicts for pedestrians and cyclists. The driving and parking space for vehicles is still there, but it now makes it easier and safer for bicycle/pedestrians to cross the intersection. If people want to know what the heck is the city doing with our money on these construction projects, it will be much easier and convincing that there is a need for a safety improvement for vulnerable users due to the injuries that have occurred at an intersection.

    1. One of easiest places to implement this type of intersection design on a U.S. street would be were there has been a road diet. Which is where a motor vehicle lane has been removed to install bike lanes. Instead of the bike lane moving over to the left of the right-turn-only lane for motor vehicles at the intersection, it would have enough space reallocated to remain to the right with a barrier separating bicycles from motor vehicles.

      It would be much more difficult do this where bicycle lanes are usually installed in the leftover space where parked car doors open. Typically, when the intersection is approached in this application the bike lane disappears and is replaced by the right-turn-only lane for motor vehicles.

      This also makes it easier to narrow down the locations where it could be first applied. Otherwise, in a city the size of Los Angeles, looking at it from the standpoint of having 16,000 intersections along collector and arterial streets, it would seem an impossible task to even start on even when narrowing it down to where there are bike lanes already installed.

  7. Hi Mark, your original work communicating this concept really has had its harvest day now, with Nick Falbo’s remake: http://vimeo.com/86721046 Just by embedding Nick’s clip in my own blog, then posting a link to facebook, I’m getting thousands of hits. God knows how many people are watching Nick’s clip from other sources! So why viral interest in the remake, and not your original? I thinks it’s because the remake has a (possibly) American setting. It’s like when Elvis introduced black music to white america. But historians will always go back and find the Chuck Berry figures. So, keep it up Mark!

    1. I should clarify: the remake doesn’t tell Americans this is the Dutch solution, which I think would make lots of average Americans tune out, as though the concept is something from Mars. Australians are not better. Us bike advocates communicate with each other because we look outside our own little worlds. Average folk don’t.

    2. It’ sad, that Nick placed traffic lights in the wrong place. If they are placed at the right of bicycle path, no right turn is possible with current traffic regulations. If lights are on the left – they don’t mean anything for right turning cyclists.
      Nick should correct that error.

  8. From Canada, many thanks Mark for your timely and enlightening overview.

    To help spread the word I’ve shared the video (with three stills) via Twitter, here:

    and I’ve added the video plus many of your own photos to the Streets for everyone Pinterest board, here:

    There will inevitably be resistance to any implementation, but with luck we will soon see Dutch Junctions cropping up everywhere.

  9. You wrote, “In the Dutch situation a straight going cyclist as well as someone crossing the street on foot always have priority over the turning car.”

    There is no such law in most places in the US, so expecting right turning motorists to yield to through bicyclists on their right is unrealistic and dangerous.

    1. Why do you think I expect that? I say no such thing. I do say that it is good to study Dutch designs. They would then have to be adapted to local laws. But with a separate green cycle (cleverly combined, so it is not prolonging the total cycle) that problem, that is not unique to the US, can be fixed.

    2. Laws of a country are just social constructions, not like the laws of physics that can never be changed. Indeed the law should be updated and move forward as we learn more about the most safe and optimum ways of doing things.

      Building codes, to pick one example, are not the same as they were 100 years ago, or even 5 years ago as we’ve learnt more about engineering, and that’s very important because they keep you from being killed or injured when your house falls down on your head. Why not when we learn more, keep the traffic laws up to date too?

    3. This is great stuff. But to follow up on Bob’s comment, as a UK cyclist I get scared just watching the bits around 3:38 – 4:00 in the video. Given my recent experience of cycling in the UK there is NO WAY I would trust drivers around here to give way to me whether I had priority or not. One of those lorries only needs to fail to brake for me once…

      And there’s no sign of the national legislation changing to provide safer options for cycling any time soon, while the government continues to pretend to be pro-cycling, but leaves the responsibility for the details with the local authorities. And even if they do have the motivation and the knowledge, they don’t have the tools. 😦

      1. I’ve now watched the older videos, and Nick Falbo’s. They are all great; so clear and that junction design makes so much sense – I’ve also previously watched the videos on Pedestrianise London which give some insight into phasing examples.

        I would love to see this kind of junction happen over here, but my earlier misgivings persist and it strikes me that one of the things that lets it work well is a level of consistency between junctions. If you implemented a junction like this in one place in the UK but kept the rest of the road network the same then I can’t see people using it correctly.

        Again, this needs national leadership. Of course that’s our problem rather than yours.

      2. Tim, seeing is believing. I’m a professional driver and I don’t own a car, so when I’m off it’s the bike for me. Believe me, when on my bike many motorists give me the right of way, even when they’re not obliged to do so, and I don’t think it’s because of my looks, it’s a very common sight. When on the job, I’m never in such a rush that I can’t wait for my turn, it’s a game of give and take and your reward is a smile, a nod or a wave. Even lorry-drivers can be patient here.

        Don’t take my word for it, just book a holiday, bring your bike or rent an OV-fiets at almost any railway-station and try it out for yourself. No guarantee you won’t run into the occasional ass-hole, of course.

        1. However, Tim’s point is that it works in the Netherlands, but may not work as designed (at least the parts about cyclists having priority, and motorists stopping for them in cases where a light isn’t telling them to) in countries where cyclists are commonly treated as second-class citizens by motorists.

          Or, in other words, the “occasional asshole” you reference is far, far more common where he is.

        2. I hope we don’t have so many more assholes…

          But I think the problem is that the legislation (and therefore the infrastructure) here promotes the idea that driving is a god-given right, and all other modes of transport come second. Like many countries the UK has been trying to save money recently, and yet many times previously budgeted fuel tax rises have been cancelled – everyone has had to pay extra to save the drivers from more expensive petrol. Just one example of how drivers get prioritised.

          So in this instance I would imagine this works in the Netherlands – and of course I believe it does – because these roundabouts are relatively common, the design is consistent across most of the Netherlands? And the design exists in a context where it is understood that cycling is prioritised.

          In the UK, the road markings do not yet exist for this type of roundabout (although these ideas are being tested), and I worry that even if they were introduced and used by one local authority in one location, drivers would never imagine that they might have to give way to cyclists, and I don’t want to be the one in the way.

          This kind of infrastructure needs to be introduced and rolled out nationally as part of a clearly stated policy to prioritise a mode of transport which makes us healthier and happier, and which pollutes and kills less often.

    4. Laws can be changed to match reality. As it is, motorists must currently yield to pedestrians in or about to enter the crosswalk. All that is required is to extend that to bikes in or about to enter a bikeway crossing of an intersection and the legal problem is solved. The current weaving paradigm isn’t particularly pleasant or predictable.

      It should also be noted that the Falbo video gathers the major idea, but misses out on small nuances. These can be seen in the two pictures Mark posted above. In the first one, the cycletrack has priority over the road, as denoted by the ‘shark teeth’ facing the road and the ‘elephant feet’ markings on the crossing. In the second, the situation is reversed and the cycletrack gives way to the street, as denoted by the ‘shark teeth’ being on it instead of in the road. Also, it just has regular dashed lines on its edges. Undoubtedly, purists will howl that that means bikes are being “marginalized”. But if signalized intersection stats are similar to roundabouts, that situation is likely safer than the first.

      1. The reason why there are sometimes sharkteeth facing the cyclist is that there is always one road with priority over the other. The priority on the cycle track matches the priority on the carriageway. That has nothing to do with one being safer than the other, nor with one being better than the other. It’s just that one time the picture shows the road with priority and the other time the one without.

        Regarding your last sentence: the safety stats on signalised intersections are completely different from roundabouts. The latter being much safer. Furthermore: in The Netherlands it is widely recognised by most experts and advisory bodies that giving cycling priority on roundabouts in the built-up area on cycleways which form a perfect circle is the best solution. Only one advisory body is against that and other bodies successfully challenged their findings. You give a link to the only other person in The Netherlands who thinks that way. But I need to point out that that is his view and I have different opinion.

      2. Reality in the US is that motorists making right turns don’t check for bicyclists passing on their right. So passing a law without educating drivers to check their right mirror before turning right like you do in your country would be a disaster.

        Also, apparently in your country motorists are required to yield to pedestrians “about to enter a crosswalk.” Not in the US. Here, motorists are only required to yield to pedestrians IN the crosswalk (meaning at least one foot in the traffic lane). Even then, yielding by motorists to pedestrians in crosswalks decreases as speed increases.

        In the US, each state has its own traffic laws. I don’t know of any state that regulates operation of bicycles on a cycle track, or that says that turning motorists are required to yield to a bicycle on a cycle track. In California in the mid 1970’s, we decided to leave regulation of bicycle operation on sidewalks and paths up to local agencies (cities and counties), and I know of no local agency that requires motorists as a general rule to yield to bicyclists on a cycle track.

        Also in the US, sharks teeth by themselves have no meaning – they must be accompanied by a YIELD sign. But our traffic control device standards do not allow the use of YIELD signs within an intersection controlled by a traffic signal.

        All this means that you cannot simply import Dutch designs to the US without the laws, behaviors, education and enforcement that go along with them.

        1. With reference to your comments that shark teeth must be accompanied by a YIELD sign and : …”our traffic control device standards do not allow the use of YIELD signs within an intersection controlled by a traffic signal,” that is not entirely accurate. Shark teeth can be accompanied by a YIELD HERE to Pedestrians sign (R1-5 or R1-5a) found on page 55 of the MUTCD (http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2b.pdf) and the crossing is illustrated on page 383 in figure 3B-17 (http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part3.pdf). Also, whereas Section 4D.34 expressly prohibits STOP signs at signalized intersections with noted exceptions on pages 493-494 (http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part4.pdf), there is no corresponding prohibition of YIELD signs.

    5. In most areas of the US there is a law that does say that turning traffic must yield to thru traffic, and even if there isn’t, the MUTCD has a sign that can create this right of way.

  10. Reblogged this on Infrastructural and commented:
    Junctions are where I’ve seen some of the worst examples of British cycle infrastructure, though to be fair to our traffic planners, they appear mostly to avoid the issue by stopping cycle lanes altogether at junctions.
    I recommend watching the video at the end of this reblogged post. It shows clearly how several solutions work in practice (I’ve ridden through the Houten system, it was easy) . The final line in the film gets to the real point that road designers in UK miss altogether: it is designed so that a child can use it… So they do, along with everybody else!

  11. Very nice, thank you! I like your approach here particulary. There is not the ONE solution, that every country must adapt to get happy and safe cyclists. There are a lot of different ways, and it can be even no cycling infastructure at all, by reducing car speed and car traffic in whole streets and areas.
    It’s all about good planing, spending money for bike traffic and restrictments for car traffic if necessary.
    In Munich, we got a lot of crappy and proven dangerous cycle paths along the Co-drivers-door zone of parked cars, with unclear, narrow and often chaotic design at junctions. Visitors from other countrys (which have not been in the Netherlands apparently) are often enthusiastic about these infrastructure, but many Germans are not.
    The “state-of-the-art”-infrastructure are now wide cycle-lanes on the street. They may not be the best compared to dutch infrastructure, but there are a intelligent solution and an big improvement to the current situation. It’s all about intelligent change step by step, instead of declaring to have found the Holy Grail of cycling-infrastructure.

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