If you read the full article, you would have noted: "Main said time isn't an issue because one of several emergency responders at a call is in charge of rounding up personal belongings and can put the bike on the ambulance. At the hospital, bikes are placed in the care of security until patients can claim them."
Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Patrick Lenon <[email protected]> wrote: > Having taken one of those rides, I can tell you that I was not seriously > hurt, and I was definitely concerned about my bike getting trashed or > stolen before I got back. Accidents don't always happen in front of a bike > rack. > > On the other hand, I doubt they're going to delay transport for a serious > injury while they load your mangled bike on the rack. > > ------------- > Patrick Lenon > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 11:21:36 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Ft Collins ambulances get bike racks > > > Its nice to see bikes are seen as equals to humans in > time-is-of-the-essense situations. Screw getting to the hospital faster > make sure the bike is safe on a rack! Feel good policy alert. > > Dumb > > On Saturday, January 24, 2015, Robbie Webber <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Poudre (POO'-dur) Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, home of Colorado State > University, has equipped all 14 of its ambulances with bike racks after > encountering increasing numbers of cyclists who had bicycle accidents or > medical emergencies while riding. > > Some people were reluctant to leave their bikes locked up behind at the > scene — whether because they were fancy recreation bikes that cost more > than some cars or because they were the patient's main form of > transportation, Steve Main, the hospital's emergency medical services > director, said Friday. > > > http://host.madison.com/sports/in-bike-loving-colorado-city-ambulances-get-racks-for-rides/article_ef4d1dd6-8804-5530-b705-5078b8822f98.html > > > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of > my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. > > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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