Parking woes at RIPAS hospital
By Acun

Two clamped vehicles in the wrong zone

Narrow lane within the hospital's compound

Parking problems at RIPAS are increasingly worsening with each day.

Several factors contribute to this predicament.

One thing for sure is that there are limited available parking spaces to accommodate both staff and visitors.

Though several efforts have been made to minimise the problem, such as constructing new parking lots and expanding present ones, it has yet to be solved.

Free parking within most of the hospital's compound also add to the problem.

Relevant authorities should extend the policy of charging to all places within this area as already implemented at the basement.

With this measure, we could expect a dramatic reduction in average staying period of each car and consequently, this allows other visitors who are in need of parking spaces to take them.

It was noted that the "tyre-cuff" policy has been imposed in several zones, especially just outside the hospital.

Although this course of action is probably a good idea to prevent drivers from blocking access points, there are drawbacks in such tough laws.

Lanes become very narrow elsewhere within RIPAS's compound and may lead to unnecessary mishaps.

On top of this, the price of removing metal cuffs can be as much as B$350.

Parking problems are undoubtedly hard to overcome and extremely difficult to rectify, particularly for establishments where there is not much space to work with.

Nevertheless, all measures taken should be thoroughly weighed, so that we could make the most of it.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin