PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby MountGower » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:28 am
I want to visit a mate at the PA hospital today. I live so close that I wouldn't break a sweat riding there. I rang them to find out where the bike rack is so I don't have to chuck laps of the joint to find it.
To my amazement I am told they don't have one. If this is true and I am not just speaking to someone who doesn't know better, then this is just too pathetic for words. If there actually is one, I'd be happy to hear from someone who knows more about the place than the switch operator and security.
This is either just a pathetic lack of facility or a pathetic lack of knowledge. Either way, pathetic it is.
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby Max » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:43 am
Meanwhile, these links might help you:
http://www.bq.org.au/cycle-info/racks.shtml (see "Buranda")
http://uqms.org/index.php?option=com_si ... 2&id=27296
http://www.poidb.com/poi/poi-nearby_new ... 9925&f=746
Edit: another one - http://uqms.org/component/option,com_si ... 111/#25111 - it's about a stolen bike but also makes reference to the existence of secure bike parking. This might only be available to staff, but perhaps a bit of sweet-talking or bribery will get you in.
There might also be bicycle racks at the busway station (O'Keefe street, from memory?). All of these options appear to be a bit of a walk from the hospital itself, but might be better than nothing.
I hope this helps.
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby MountGower » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:56 am
The first link shows a rack opposite the hospital on Ipswich Rd on the footpath outside the newsagent. I think the secure parking is the staff bike cage. They tell me the magnificent OnOne Inbred is not welcome in there. I will keep this a secret from it incase it's feelings are hurt.
I should make my wife happy and buy an old clunker for these types of missions. Or just ride hers, LOL.
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby trailgumby » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:06 pm
If it turns out to be true that there are no bike racks in a secure and visible location on site, a polite but firm letter to your State health minister should stir up more of a response. I'd also write separately to whichever minister is reponsible for promoting cycling in your State.
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby Crittski » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:09 pm
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby MountGower » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:23 pm
Thanks Crittsky. I'll be glad to hear that it's a matter of information from staff rather than lack of facility. I'd say your mates are well accomodated for sure. It's just a question of visitors at this point.
In the meantime, it's looking like the 209 from Coorparoo. The 8 minutes shouldn't cause me too much grief. As I typed that it started raining. Maybe I'll phone him again, LOL.
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Postby trailgumby » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:52 pm
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby The Womble » Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:03 pm
Someone used to chain theirs up outside Emergency out of the way where that section is quieter. It depends what ward your mate is in I guess.
The QE2 isnt any better either
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby heay » Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:33 pm
The health minister of QLD would do nothing anyway as he is useless. Just look at the spin he has done on the pay problems for health staff earlier this year when they change computer programs.Crittski wrote:Just settle down guys, no need to send letters to ministers, I happen to know several keen cyclists in executive positions at the PAH, so I will try to get some info on what is available.
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Postby marinmomma » Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:52 pm
heay wrote:
The health minister of QLD would do nothing anyway as he is useless. Just look at the spin he has done on the pay problems for health staff earlier this year when they change computer programs.
My thoughts as well....the minister should be sacked! He wouldn't have lasted all this time if he was working in the private sector.
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Postby Crittski » Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:58 pm
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby carrotspoke » Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:30 pm
One girl leaves hers outside, chained to a pipe, and her bike's yet to go missing. I don't know if bike theft's a major problem in that area; I've only heard troubles with cars left outside by nightfillers, and none regarding day staff.
Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby MountGower » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:11 pm
Anyway, hopefully bicycles will figure more in the plans of future goverment buildings than they do now.
Time to ride more and post less, even in these trouble times of rain and more rain.
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby Comedian » Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:49 am
There is nothing wrong with a good thread whineMountGower wrote:I'm starting to think I shouldn't have bothered with this thread, as no good could have come from it. It's more or less just as a whinge, as I don't know what the solution is. I live in a fairly central location and it would be nice to make even small trips like this by bike, but it's not as if it caused me a great amount of inconvenience.
Anyway, hopefully bicycles will figure more in the plans of future goverment buildings than they do now.
Time to ride more and post less, even in these trouble times of rain and more rain.
I've pretty much resigned myself to bicycles not really being a mainstream transport mode until there are financial drivers for it. IE a bus fare to the CBD is $10 a day return (2013) and or oil is knocking on $2.5/$3.0 a litre. I guess the time is close though. Problem is everyone is so damn soft now.
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby Crittski » Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:01 am
Mountgower, this is a good thread - if we stop asking questions about where and how we can ride places, then cycling won't grow as fast. Our city isn't perfect, but man, it is still a pretty good place to live, and these things take time to go from groundswell of support, planning, funding, construction.
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Postby russellgarrard » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:16 am
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby Comedian » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:27 am
Maybe that's why there are no bike racks at the hospital? Bike riders are so fit they don't have to go... (wishful thinking).bendertiger wrote:The irony is the more time people spend on a bike, the less time they spend in a hospital...
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby ZepinAtor » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:47 am
Most of the time when a cyclist has to go to a hospital it's in the back of an ambulance, then all his mates (excluding Womble) wan't to visit................ this is where the quandary starts.Comedian wrote:Maybe that's why there are no bike racks at the hospital? Bike riders are so fit they don't have to go... (wishful thinking).bendertiger wrote:The irony is the more time people spend on a bike, the less time they spend in a hospital...
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Postby The Womble » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:55 am
I wouldnt visit you in hospitalZepinAtor wrote:Most of the time when a cyclist has to go to a hospital it's in the back of an ambulance, then all his mates (excluding Womble) wan't to visit................ this is where the quandary starts.Comedian wrote:Maybe that's why there are no bike racks at the hospital? Bike riders are so fit they don't have to go... (wishful thinking).bendertiger wrote:The irony is the more time people spend on a bike, the less time they spend in a hospital...
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby Aushiker » Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:20 pm
HiCrittski wrote:Mountgower, this is a good thread - if we stop asking questions about where and how we can ride places, then cycling won't grow as fast. Our city isn't perfect, but man, it is still a pretty good place to live, and these things take time to go from groundswell of support, planning, funding, construction.
Fair point but if we don't raise our concerns politely as suggested with the relevant Minister(s) and/or Directors of Departments etc we cannot expect improvements. How can they do something about it if they are not told? Whining here is one thing; doing something constructive as suggested by trailbumby is another.
We have the likes of the Bicycle Transport Alliance here in Perth for good reason - it can get outcomes.
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Postby The Womble » Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:49 pm
As for the current Qld government, if they dont have plans to include cycling facilities at End of Point then its pointless expecting them to do so now. We will get better results from approaching the opposition before the election which surely they cant loose from here
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Re: PATHETIC - No bicycle rack at PA Hospital
Postby Crittski » Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:20 pm
I suggested that it wasn't worth it to write to the minister for this particular cyclist's issue, mostly because I felt sure that I could get a sensible answer quickly from someone at the top, but if you read my subsequent post I promote the concept of advocacy in order for the planning for cycling infrastructure to enter into the fund holders decision making.Aushiker wrote:HiCrittski wrote:Mountgower, this is a good thread - if we stop asking questions about where and how we can ride places, then cycling won't grow as fast. Our city isn't perfect, but man, it is still a pretty good place to live, and these things take time to go from groundswell of support, planning, funding, construction.
Fair point but if we don't raise our concerns politely as suggested with the relevant Minister(s) and/or Directors of Departments etc we cannot expect improvements. How can they do something about it if they are not told? Whining here is one thing; doing something constructive as suggested by trailbumby is another.
I think we are on the same page mate...
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