Ngaba ukusebenzisa i-e-bike kunika nawuphi na umthambo?

Ngenxa yesakhono sabo sokusinceda iikhilomitha zeenkomo ngaphandle kokufuna inqwelwana yomtshato, ukuthengiswa okupheleleyo kweebhayisikile zombane ezincediswa kukunyuka ngama-70% okanye ngaphezulu inyanga nenyanga ukusukela entwasahlobo, ngokweenkcukacha-manani zeshishini. Nangona kunjalo ukusetyenziswa kwabo kuphakamise umbuzo: Ngaba ukuqhuba i-e-bhayisekile kuxhomekeke kuloliwe?

Impendulo ibonakala ngathi ichwephesha ngokuqinisekileyo, ngokuhambelana nokuvavanywa kwangoku.

Ishicilelwe ngoJulayi kwiJenali yeHlabathi yeHlabathi yoHlalutyo lokusiNgqongileyo kunye nokuba seNtlalontle kukawonke-wonke, yayixhalabisa abantu basetyhini abangama-101 abakhulileyo nabesilisa eHamburg, eJamani, abavuma ukutshintshisa ukuqhuba ibhayisekile eqhelekileyo kunye ne-e-bhayisekile ngaphezulu kweeveki ezimbini ezahlukeneyo.

Okokuqala, imvelaphi ethile. Iibhayisekile ze-E, ezimfutshane ngeebhayisikile zombane, zizitrato okanye izithuthuthu ezisezintabeni kunye nemoto eyongezwe ngebhetri yokuhamba ngamandla. Ziwela kolunye kuzo zonke iintlobo ezintathu. Iibhayisikile zeklasi 1 zikhona ukunceda xa ushova, ngokungathi sisantya seemayile ezingama-20 ngeyure. Iklasi yesi-2 yefashoni yamandla ohambo lwakho nokuba akukhange kuyiwe ngeenyawo, nangona kunjalo cofa kwi-20 mph. Ukwahluka kweeklasi ezi-3 kunceda ukurola kangangama-28 mph.

Ukuphonononga, onke amavolontiya akhethe i-e-bike mannequin ethandwa kakhulu, uninzi lwabo lukhetha iibhayisekile zasesitratweni ezinesantya esincedisiweyo esimalunga ne-20 mph. Ukuhlawulela umba wenoveli, ababenegalelo bachitha iiveki ezimbalwa bezisebenzisa i-e-bikes zabo ngaphambi kwexesha lokuvavanya. Abaphandi bongeze amavolontiya abo ngokubonisa imithambo, ukuboniswa kwexabiso lentliziyo kunye neapps yeselfowuni abanokuthi babhale kuyo uhambo lwabo, umgama kunye nendlela yokukhupha umzimba kuhambo ngalunye.

Izazinzulu azibonelelanga naziphi na izicwangciso zokuzithandela, nangona kunjalo, malunga nendawo, nini okanye njani ukuhamba, utshilo uHedwig Stenner, umlingani wohlalutyo kwiZiko leMidlalo yezonyango amayeza kwiHannover Medical College, okhokele uvavanyo. Abaphandi bafuna ukubona indlela abantu, ngokwabo, abaza kuzisebenzisa ngayo iibhayisikile ezahluke ngokupheleleyo nokuba ukuqhuba kwabo kungatshintsha na ngee-bikes.

Uncedo lombane lutshintshe imikhwa yabakhweli. Ngokwesiqhelo, elowo nalowo mfazi kunye namadoda bakhwela ngaphezulu rhoqo kwiiveki ezimbini ngeebhayisikile, umndilili malunga nokukhwela okungu-5 veki nganye ngokuchasene kathathu ngeveki ngemijikelo eqhelekileyo. Imigama yokukhwela kwabantu abaninzi ayitshintshanga, nangona kunjalo. Ukukhwela kwabo kwakungekho mde kwiibhayisikile, nangona kunjalo babedla ngokuhamba rhoqo.

Intlawulo yeentliziyo zabo yayahluka ngokwahlukileyo. Ngokwesiqhelo, iintlawulo zenhliziyo zabantu ziye zehla nge-8% emva kokuba bekhwelise i-e-bikes njengenye yeendlela eziqhelekileyo. Nangona kunjalo bahlala bejikeleza kuzo zonke iindlela zokucinga-malunga nololiwe ophakathi. Ngenxa yoko, kwiiveki ezimbini xa amavolontiya ekhwele i-e-bikes, bafumana imizuzu eyaneleyo yokuzivocavoca umzimba ukuze bazalisekise uqeqesho oluqhelekileyo lwemizuzu engama-150 yokuzivocavoca umzimba veki nganye.

Ngaba bakhuselekile?

Kukho nemibuzo malunga nokhuseleko lwee-bikes. Uninzi lwabantu luvile (ngokwesiqhelo apocryphal) amabali malunga neengozi ze-e-bike, kunye nexesha elinye apho umlingisi weTV uSimon Cowell waqhekeza kwakhona kuhambo lwakhe lokuqala kwibhayisikile entsha yombane. Ukuphazamiseka kwakungeyona nto ngaphakathi kovavanyo. "Akukho ngozi zibi ziye zaxelwa kuthi," ngohlalutyo, uStenner ukhankanyiwe.

Nangona kunjalo omnye uvavanya i-e-bikes, eyashicilelwa ngoDisemba kuthintelo lweHarm, ulumkiso olongezelelekileyo. Kuyo, abaphandi kwiKholeji yezeMithi yaseNew York badibanisa ugcino lwedatha kwilizwe lonke kutyelelo kwigumbi likaxakeka ukufumana iinkcukacha malunga neengozi ezinxulumene nokuqhuba ibhayisekile eqhelekileyo, isithuthuthu esinenjini okanye i-e-bhayisekile ukusukela ngo-2000 ukuya ku-2017. Ngokwesiqhelo, iingozi ze-e-bike yeyona nto igqithisileyo kwaye kunokwenzeka ukuba ifune ukulaliswa esibhedlele.

Kutheni ii-e-bikers zithande ukuzenzakalisa ngakumbi kunabagibeli abohlukeneyo kungacacanga kulwazi, kukhankanyiwe uCharles DiMaggio, ugqirha wezifo ezonzakalisayo e-NYU Langone Well being, okhokele uhlolo olutsha. Ukutyhubela iminyaka yovavanyo, ii-e-bikes ibiyinto enye enqabileyo, kwaye ukungazi kakuhle kwabo kunokuba yimfuneko.

Lo mgaqo uxhaswe ngu-Ian Kenny, umphathi oyimodeli ye-e-bike yoKhethekileyo, ifemu yezithuthuthu eyenza isitalato sombane kunye neebhayisikile zasezintabeni. “Iibhayisekile ze-E zikhawulezisa ngokukhawuleza” kuneebhayisikile eziqhelekileyo, kuchongwe uKenny, kwaye loo mfutho wequbuliso unokuphazamisa kwaye utyumle abakhweli abangakulungelanga.

Uye wakhankanya uninzi lwabakhweli abatsha ukuba baxhamle kwezinye ngokusebenzisa ijikeleza kwindawo ekhuselekileyo. Khangela indawo yokupaka imoto engenanto okanye isitalato esineendwendwe ezincinci okanye ezingenazo. Ngawo onke la maxesha okushukuma, sebenzisa elona nqanaba lisezantsi lokunceda, watsho.