Ngabe ukusebenzisa i-e-bike kunikeza noma yikuphi ukuzivocavoca?

Ngokunikwa ikhono labo lokusisiza ngamamayela ezinkomo ngaphandle kokudinga inqola yokugibela umshado, ukuthengiswa okuphelele kwamabhayisikili kagesi asizwa ngama-pedal kukhuphuke ngama-70% noma ngaphezulu ngenyanga kusukela ngentwasahlobo, ngokuya ngezibalo zebhizinisi. Kodwa-ke ukusebenzisa kwabo ukusetshenziswa kuphakamise umbuzo: Ngabe ukushayela i-e-bike kuncike njengesitimela?

Impendulo ibonakala iqinisekile ngokomsebenzi, ngokuya ngokuhlolwa kwamanje.

Ishicilelwe ngoJulayi ngaphakathi kweWorldwide Journal of Environmental Analysis kanye nePublic Well being, ibithinta abesifazane nabesilisa abakhulile abayi-101 eHamburg, eJalimane, abavuma ukushintshanisa ukushayela ibhayisikili elijwayelekile kanye ne-e-bike isikhathi esingaphezulu kwamasonto amabili ahlukene.

Okokuqala, isizinda esithile. Ama-E-bikes, amafushane ngamabhayisikili kagesi, angamabhayisikili asemgwaqweni noma asezintabeni anezimoto ezengeziwe ezisebenza ngebhethri ukuze i-goal pedaling energy. Awela kolunye kuzo zonke izinhlobo ezintathu. Amabhayisikili e-Class 1 akhona asiza lapho uhamba ngezinyawo, njengokuhamba kwamamayela angama-20 ngehora. Izimfashini zekilasi 2 zinika amandla uhambo lwakho noma ngabe awunyakazi, kodwa chofoza ku-20 mph. Futhi ukwahluka kweClass 3 kusiza ukuhambisa cishe ama-28 mph.

Ekuhloleni, wonke amavolontiya akhethe i-e-bike mannequin yabo ethandwa kakhulu, iningi likhetha amabhayisikili emigwaqo anejubane eliphezulu lokusizwa cishe le-20 mph. Ukunxephezela inkinga entsha, abanikeli bachitha amasonto ambalwa bejwayela ama-e-bikes abo ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokuhlola. Abacwaningi baphinde banikeza amavolontiya abo izibonisi zokuzivocavoca umzimba, ukuboniswa kwenani lentengo yenhliziyo kanye nohlelo lokusebenza lomakhalekhukhwini abangabhala kulo izinkambo zabo, ibanga kanye nendlela okukhipha ngayo umzimba ohambweni ngalunye.

Ososayensi abanikezanga amavolontiya abo noma yimaphi amasu, noma kunjalo, mayelana nendawo, ukuthi uzohamba nini noma kanjani, kushiwo uHedwig Stenner, ongumxhumanisi wokuhlaziya kwi-Institute of Sports activities Medication eHannover Medical College, obehola izivivinyo. Abaphenyi babedinga ukubona ukuthi abantu, ngokuzimela kwabo, bangawasebenzisa kanjani amabhayisikili ahluke ngokuphelele nokuthi ukushayela kwabo kuzoshintsha noma cha ngamabhayisikili.

Usizo lukagesi lwashintsha imikhuba yabagibeli. Imvamisa, ngamunye abesifazane nabesilisa babehamba ngokwengeziwe emavikini amabili ngama-e-bikes, kulinganiselwa ukugibela okungu-5 njalo ngeviki kuqhathaniswa nabathathu njalo ngesonto ngemijikelezo ejwayelekile. Amabanga abagibeli babantu abaningi awashintshanga, noma kunjalo. Ukugibela kwabo bekungekude kakhulu kumabhayisikili e-e, kepha bebejwayele ukwenzeka kaningi.

Izindleko zabo zenhliziyo zihlukile ngokuhlukile. Imvamisa, amacala wenhliziyo yenhliziyo yabantu abehle cishe ngo-8% ngemuva kokuhamba ngamabhayisikili ngebhayisikili njengenye indlela ejwayelekile. Kodwa-ke bahlala bezulazula kuzo zonke izitimela ezicatshangelwayo. Ngenxa yalokho, emasontweni amabili lapho amavolontiya egibele amabhayisikili e-e-bikes, athole imizuzu eyanele yokuvivinya umzimba ukufeza izeluleko zesitimela ezijwayelekile zemizuzu eyi-150 yokuzivocavoca umzimba njalo ngesonto.

Ingabe ziphephile?

Kuke kwaba nemibuzo yokuphepha nxazonke e-bikes. Abantu abaningi bezwile (ikakhulukazi i-apocrypha) izinganekwane mayelana nezingozi ze-e-bike, kanye nenye lapho umlingisi we-TV uSimon Cowell ephuka khona futhi kulo lonke uhambo lwakhe lokuqala ngebhayisikili lendlela kagesi entsha sha. Ukuphahlazeka bekungeyona into ngaphakathi kokuhlolwa. "Azikho izingozi ezimbi ezibikiwe kithina," ngokuhlaziya, uStenner ukhulume.

Kodwa-ke okunye ukuhlolwa kwamabhayisikili e-e, okwanyatheliswa ngoDisemba eHarm Prevention, kuyisixwayiso esengeziwe. Kuwo, abacwaningi baseKholeji Yezokwelapha yaseNew York College baqoqe imininingwane egciniwe ezweni lonke yokuvakashelwa kwamagumbi okuphuthumayo ukuthola imininingwane ngezingozi ezihambisana nokushayela ibhayisikili elijwayelekile, isithuthuthu esinenjini noma i-e-bike kusuka ngo-2000 kuya ku-2017. Imvamisa, izingozi ze-e-bike kungenzeka kube ngokweqile kakhulu futhi kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi kudinge ukwelashwa esibhedlela.

Kungani ama-e-bikers ethambekele ekuzilimazeni ngokwengeziwe kakhulu kunabagibeli abehlukene akucaci kulwazi, kusho uCharles DiMaggio, udokotela wezifo ezilimaza izifo e-NYU Langone Well being, oholele ukuhlolwa okusha sha. Kuyo yonke iminyaka yokuhlolwa, ama-e-bikes abeyinto entsha, futhi ukungajwayeleki kwawo kungadinga kube yinto ethile.

Lowo mgomo wasekelwa u-Ian Kenny, umphathi oyisibonelo wamabhayisikili e-Specialised, inkampani yezithuthuthu eyenza amabhayisikili kagesi emgwaqweni nawasezintabeni. “Amabhayisikili e-E ashesha ngokushesha” kunamabhayisikili ajwayelekile, kutholwe uKenny, nokuthi umfutho ongazelelwe ungaphazamisa futhi uqede abagibeli abangazilungiselele.

Ubalule ukuthi iningi labagibeli abasha lizozuza kwabanye ngokusebenzisa ama-spins endaweni evikelekile. Sesha indawo yokupaka izimoto engenalutho noma umgwaqo onabavakashi abancane noma abangenaso nhlobo. Kuzo zonke lezi zikhathi ze-shakeout, sebenzisa indawo yokulekelela ephansi kakhulu yebhayisikili, usho njalo.