Izikhuselo zombane zithatha iAmelika

Ukubathanda okanye ukubathiya, izithuthuthu ezisebenza ngombane zikho kuyo yonke indawo – zizipha izitalato zedolophu kwaye zithe saa ezindleleni, kukothuka abahamba ngeenyawo nabaqhubi ekufuneka babelane ngendlela.

Kwaye ngoku bazigqithile iibhayisikile ezisekwe kwisikhululo njengeyona ndlela ithandwayo yothutho ekwabelwana ngalo ngaphandle kokuhamba kunye neemoto e-US

Ngokwengxelo entsha ekhutshwe ngolwe-Lwesithathu nguMbutho weSizwe wamaGosa ezothutho eSixeko, abakhweli bathathe uhambo lwe-38.5 yezigidi kwizikuta zombane ekwabelwana ngazo e-2019, begqitha uhambo lwezigidi ezingama-36.5 ngeebhayisekile ezabiweyo.

Abahambi nabo bathabathe uhambo ngeebhayisikile ezingenaziphene ezizigidi ezi-3, ezinokuthathwa zize ziyehliswe naphina, kunye nezigidi ezi-6.5 zeebhasikithi ezingaphantsi kombane ngo-2019, kodwa ingxelo ithi la manani ayancipha.

Isizathu esinye sokukhula ngokukhawuleza kwabahambi ngezithuthi zombane: iinkampani zifuna indawo yokuma kwindawo ekuthiwa yi-micromobility revolution, apho abathengi bamkela izithuthuthu ekwabelwana ngazo kunye neebhayisikile zohambo olufutshane kunye nokuphonononga ezinye iindlela zobunini bemoto ezixhaswe kukuyo yonke indawo kwee-smartphones.

Abakhweli bathathe ii-84 ezigidi zeehambo kwiinkonzo ze-micromobility kwi-2019, ngaphezulu kwenani eliphindwe kabini kunonyaka ophelileyo, ngokwengxelo. Izikuta zombane zanceda ukuqhuba loo mkhwa, ngaphezulu kwama-85,000 kubo asetyenziselwa ukusetyenziswa koluntu e-US xa kuthelekiswa neebhayisekile ezisekwe kwisikhululo ezingama-57,000.

Ngokuqinisekileyo, iinkampani ze-scooter zijamelene nemiceli mngeni macala onke, kubandakanya ukonakaliswa, ubusela, ukonzakala kwabagibeli, ukhuphiswano olunzima kunye nemigaqo enobundlongondlongo kwizixeko kwilizwe liphela.

Ukanti eli shishini lisaqhuba kwaye oongxowankulu bezinto abazisebenzelayo, iinkampani zokukhwela abakhweli kunye nabavelisi bemveli bemoto bathulule izigidi zeedola kwishishini elitsha.

Inkqubo yokuqala yokwabelana ngebhayisikile e-US yaphuhliswa emva kokuba iidolophu zibamemile, utshilo uKate Fillin-Yeh, umlawuli weqhinga leNational Association for City Transportation Officials.

“Kunyaka onesiqingatha odlulileyo, sisilwanyana esahluke mpela,” utshilo. "Ngamanye amaxesha iinkampani zizama ukubethana ziye emarikeni."

Abavelisi beenqwelo-mafutha kunye neenkampani zokukhwela abakhweli ziyaqaphela, kwaye abanye bazenzele eyabo imidlalo kwindawo enamabhongo amakhulu kunababhukuqi bodwa.

U-Uber uthenge iJump Bikes, inkampani yebhayisekile yombane kunye nesithuthuthu esisebenza kwizixeko ezilishumi elinambini, kwaye kunyaka ophelileyo ityale imali ezizigidi ezingama-30 zeedola kwiLime, ekwizixeko ezingaphezu kwe-100 kwihlabathi liphela.

UFord, othenge i-scooter inkampani yakwa-Spin ngo-Novemba, uthe ukuhambisa i-scooter zombane kuya kunceda inkampani ekugqibeleni ikhuphe izithuthi ezizimeleyo ngokwakha ubudlelwane obubalulekileyo nezixeko zase-US njengoko zisebenza kunye ukwenza imigaqo kunye nokwakha iziseko zophuhliso.

Ukuba kubonakala ngathi izithuthuthu zombane zavela ngobusuku, kungenxa yokuba zenzile. Iinkampani ezininzi bezisasaza kuzo zonke izixeko ngaphandle kwemvume okanye amaphepha mvume, zikhumbuza amagosa asekuhlaleni xa iinkampani zokukhwela abakhweli ezifana no-Uber zazisungulwa kwiimarike zabo kwiminyaka eyadlulayo ngaphandle kwesilumkiso.

Kodwa izixeko zifundile kuloo mava kwaye ziye zaba ndlongondlongo ngakumbi malunga nokulawulwa kwesikuta. Umzekelo, iSan Francisco, yakhupha i-Bird, iLime kunye ne-Spin kwaye yasungula ukhuphiswano lweemvume, ekugqibeleni yabanika i-Scoot kunye ne-Skip kunye ne-scooter abanokuyisebenzisa. IsiXeko saseNew York asivumeli isithuthuthu sombane ekwabelwana ngaso, nangona umthetho wazisiwe ukutshintsha umthetho.

Njengemeko yokusebenza apho, iidolophu ezininzi zifuna iinkampani ze-scooter ukuba zabelane ngeedatha zendawo, ezibonisa ukuba ziphi i-scooter kunye neendlela abazithathayo. Oko kunokuba luncedo ekucwangciseni iindlela zebhayisikile kunye nezikhululo zokumisa okanye ukuqonda iipateni zendlela.

Ikwaphakamisa imibuzo malunga nokuba ngasese komsebenzisi. Idatha yendawo ebonelelwe kwizixeko ayihambelani namagama, ii-imeyile okanye ezinye iinkcukacha ezichongiweyo ngokuthe ngqo, kodwa "ukuba uthatha indawo eyoneleyo yedatha ye-GPS kwaye uqala ukufaka ezinye iiseti zedatha, inokusetyenziselwa ukuqaphela abantu abathile," utshilo uRegina Clewlow, CEO I-Populus, inkampani encedisa iidolophu ukufikelela ngokukhuselekileyo kwidatha yomgaqo-nkqubo kunye nokucwangcisa ngelixa ikhusela ubumfihlo.

"Ukuba intloko yakho ibetha ikhonkrithi kwiimayile ezingama-20 ngeyure, awuzukuvuka," utshilo uChristopher Ziebell, umlawuli wezonyango kwigumbi likaxakeka eDell Seton Medical Centre eAustin. "Ezi zinamavili amancinci amancinci kuzo, ke ayithathi lukhulu ukuba umkhweli abhabhe."

Abanye ababukeli beshishini bayazibuza ukuba iya kuhlala ixesha elingakanani imeko yesikuta sombane. Igqala lomhlalutyi weemoto uMaryann Keller ubiza uqikelelo lweebhiliyoni zeedola oluxeliweyo kwiinkampani ezithile ze-scooter ezingenangqondo. I-Scooter lishishini elinenkxaso mali enkulu, kwaye zimbalwa iindlela zokwahlula kwiimodeli zabakhuphiswano, zisenza ukuba kube nzima kwiinkampani ukubonakala, utshilo.

"Ezi fashoni zincinci ziza zidlule," utshilo uKeller.

Kulabo banqwenela ukuba i-scooter fad ihambe, banokulinda ithutyana.