Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
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Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby dynamictiger » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:11 am
The other day I rode over to see my Doctor. Usually I don't ride as I am usually on my way to work. However on this day I had the day off so off I rode.
When I got there I was more than a little surprised to find there was no facility to safely look my bike. I ended up traipsing through a garden to lock to a light pole.
It seems a no brainer to me that medical facilities should have facilities for bikes. After all the Doctor is usually the one encouraging the general community to get more active etc.
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby gorilla monsoon » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:05 pm
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby Crittski » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:05 pm
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby dynamictiger » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:56 pm
not a gripe...interesting observation thats allCrittski wrote:I don't understand your gripe. You had to go to the doctor, chose to ride, locked up your bike, saw the doctor... Whats the problem?
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Postby cp123 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:22 pm
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby elantra » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:50 pm
However i doubt that there is any requirement for bicycle parking facilities other than what is required of a shopping centre etc.
On a more major note there are massive hospitals that appear to have absent or inadequate bicycle parking facilities.
http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewt ... 1&start=25
To be honest i went to dentist the other day and locked bike up on a balcony outside and took the front wheel into the room with me ....
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Postby Kraeg » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:35 pm
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby dynamictiger » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:17 am
Not everyone goes the doctor when they are 'unwell' in the sense you mean. Some of us go reasonably regularly for wellness consultations.Kraeg wrote:My doctor has a car park behind the building, and the building has a verandah so I can use the support posts. There's also a bike rack at the shopping centre across the road, and the nearby LBS don't mind if I leave my bike there (a small organic grocery also let me leave it in their shed if needed). The latter two mean I can leave everything including my helmet with my bike... I feel strange seeing the doctor and claiming to be unwell when I have just ridden (if I used the bus service I'd risk having up to a two hour wait for a bus).
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby ekib » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:11 pm
I was visiting a brother who was in the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane recently. Whilst there I was reading some of the Qld health brochures. One told me to eat 5 veges and 2 fruits each day and another told me to get at least 30 minutes of exercise each day.
Now this is a major hospital that specializes in heart surgery.
I wanted to park my bicycle there but couldn't find the bike parking.
Want to guess how many bicycle parks are available for member of the public?
Yes you got it ....... 0, zero, nada, zippo. Oh the irony !
I did ask the hospital and they are thinking about it for the future.
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby dynamictiger » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:20 pm
This is more my point. These health professionals are all out there selling the 30 minutes a day exercise and here is a perfect excuse to ride your bike and no facilities for parking it??ekib wrote:Well I have a similar story.
I was visiting a brother who was in the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane recently. Whilst there I was reading some of the Qld health brochures. One told me to eat 5 veges and 2 fruits each day and another told me to get at least 30 minutes of exercise each day.
Now this is a major hospital that specializes in heart surgery.
I wanted to park my bicycle there but couldn't find the bike parking.
Want to guess how many bicycle parks are available for member of the public?
Yes you got it ....... 0, zero, nada, zippo. Oh the irony !
I did ask the hospital and they are thinking about it for the future.
Ekib.
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Postby Meditator » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:12 pm
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby dynamictiger » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:28 am
Obviously you are not on pills for the rest of your life.Meditator wrote:dynamic tiger, what is a wellness consultation. What does it involve exactly. I hope its not on medicare. Its sounds a bit like pampering.
You need to go and see the doctor to get your script refilled. In the past I used to call up and pay a few dollars. Now the scripts are longer 6 months each. So I like to go and see him to get checked out even though I don't feel unwell as such. Check the scripts don't need changing, see if its time for more bloods etc.
I call it wellness consultation. That is I go and see the Doctor when I don't necessarily feel unwell but have things I need his help with, but maybe unwell without knowing it.
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby trailgumby » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:18 am
Preventive maintenance is cheaper all round and improves quality of life.dynamictiger wrote:Obviously you are not on pills for the rest of your life.Meditator wrote:dynamic tiger, what is a wellness consultation. What does it involve exactly. I hope its not on medicare. Its sounds a bit like pampering.
You need to go and see the doctor to get your script refilled. In the past I used to call up and pay a few dollars. Now the scripts are longer 6 months each. So I like to go and see him to get checked out even though I don't feel unwell as such. Check the scripts don't need changing, see if its time for more bloods etc.
I call it wellness consultation. That is I go and see the Doctor when I don't necessarily feel unwell but have things I need his help with, but maybe unwell without knowing it.
To wit:
- Mammogram
- Prostate examination
- Cardiac testing (ECG etc)
- Pap smear
- Liver function testing when on anti-fungals
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby Meditator » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:45 pm
Actually i am (two types) but i have not heard of the term wellness consultation and i associate the word wellness with the spa industry - you know massages, hot stones and acupuncture and the like.Obviously you are not on pills for the rest of your life.
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby gorilla monsoon » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:50 pm
Meditator wrote:Actually i am (two types) but i have not heard of the term wellness consultation and i associate the word wellness with the spa industry - you know massages, hot stones and acupuncture and the like.Obviously you are not on pills for the rest of your life.
Mmmmm.....massage. Do you prefer your masseusse to go barefoto on your back or wear stilettos? It's a personal thing, I think. I prefer barefoot.
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Postby biftek » Tue May 01, 2012 4:55 am
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Re: Doctor Surgeries - With Bike Stands
Postby scotto » Tue May 01, 2012 10:38 am
elantra wrote:Medical Centres have to comply with a myriad of regulations imposed by governments and other regulatory agencies.
However i doubt that there is any requirement for bicycle parking facilities other than what is required of a shopping centre etc.
On a more major note there are massive hospitals that appear to have absent or inadequate bicycle parking facilities.
http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewt ... 1&start=25
To be honest i went to dentist the other day and locked bike up on a balcony outside and took the front wheel into the room with me ....
seriously. i suspect the majority of people attending medical centres and hospitals are doing so because they may be unwell or worse. Generally speaking, it would be reasonable 'town planning' to assume the majority of the users wouldnt be cycling there....
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