Residents of a town say speed bumps near a former hospital are driving them crazy because they are too high and aggravating past injuries.
Visitors to the site of Halesworth's former Patrick Stead Hospital in Bungay Road say they have stopped driving up there and instead park further away and walk because the bumps are damaging vehicles and causing problems for people with particular injuries, such as spinal damage.
Many of these visitors are patients at Cutlers Hill surgery a little further up Bungay Road and have to drive past the hospital, which closed in 2015, to get to the health centre.
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The humps have apparently been installed by developer Western House Developments, which is working on converting the hospital to provide six townhouses.
Halesworth resident Anne Smith said as she lived fairly close to the surgery she preferred to cycle, rather than going by car, but said that aged 74 she was not the "most nimble" of cyclists, but was nevertheless still able to get to the surgery prior to the arrival of the speed bumps.
She added: "The speed bumps are far too high and there are no ‘gaps’, usually created in order to allow cycles to pass, unimpeded, in the humps that have been installed.
The speed bumps outside Patrick Stead hospital have been described as too high and are said to have exacerbated injuries (Image: Submitted) READ MORE: Halesworth hospital's £550,250 sale a 'missed opportunity'
"Surely every public access road is legally required to allow cyclists to easily and safely use it."
A number of posters have also taken to the Halesworth community Facebook page to complain about the situation, with many saying the bumps had aggravated injuries, such as a broken tibia, also known as a shinbone.
One said: "I have a lot of problems with my spine and having had to visit the surgery and pharmacy a few times these last two weeks and more visits in the next few weeks, I dread having to drive over these things.
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"Unfortunately, parking outside and walking up would on one of my bad days, be impossible.
"I'm glad I don't use my mobility scooter now, I'd never make it up there."
The speed bumps have been installed by Western House Developments, which is building six townhouses at the hospital site (Image: Submitted) The Patrick Stead Hospital first opened on September 6, 1882, with the building named after Patrick Stead, who had operated a successful maltings business at the building from 1824.
The new development is set to include one detached new build and two semi-detached new builds.
Western House Developments, which maintains the site, has been approached for comment.
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