Ukusuka eShanghai kuye eStuttgart ngaphandle kokhabhoni

"Kepha labo abangaba yingozi ngokweqile bangafunda ukuthi umuntu angahamba ibanga elingakanani." - TS Elliot

Unjiniyela waseJalimane uJoerg Gebers akayona imbongi, kodwa-ke ukulungele ukuhamba ibanga elide ukusuka eShanghai aphinde aye lapho ehlala khona eStuttgart ngaphandle kokushiya umkhondo wekhabhoni.

Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-4 eChina esebenzela ubunjiniyela baseJalimane nobuchwepheshe bokuqina uBosch, ubuyela lapho ahlala khona ebhayisikili elinjengemasondo amane, elibizwa nge-velomobile.

Umzila wamakhilomitha ayi-12,000 10, amasonto ayishumi awudwebile uzohamba ngezingwadule ezisenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeChina bese udlula ngeKazakhstan, iRussia, i-Ukraine nePoland. Ushiye iShanghai emasontweni amabili edlule.

Ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kokuhamba, uGebers, 51, waboshelwa ukuchezuka nemizila eyahlukene ngenxa yokuvalwa kwemingcele ngenxa yobhadane lwe-coronavirus.

"Wonke umuntu ungitshela ukuthi ngibe nengqondo futhi ngiyeke lo mqondo," wazisa iShanghai Nsuku zonke ngaleso sikhathi. “Angazi nokuthi ngingalugcwalisa yini lolu hambo, ngenxa yezimo ezikhona manje. Kepha uma ngingazami, angisoze ngaphumelela. Uma ngimane ngindiza ngendiza okuzovulwa kuyo leyo mingcele, ngizozisola kakhulu ngayo. ”

Uhambo lwe-velomobile, esho, luyindlela yokuhlangana kwabantu abahlala phakathi kobuso obaziyo abaziyo eShanghai naseStuttgart. Uhlela ukulungisa uhambo lwakhe ngezithombe.

"Ngiqala khona lapha ngobuso bamaShanghain bese ngiqeda ngobuso baseJalimane," esho. “Kunoma ikuphi, sonke siyisizwe esisodwa. Ngidinga ukwazi ubuchwepheshe bezifundazwe ezintsha, izingwadule, ama-steppes nezindlela abantu abahluke ngokuphelele abahlala kuzo. ”

UGebers wayezimisele ukuthi lolu hambo luhlale lungathathi hlangothi. Uhlole izinketho eziningi zokwenza lokho, kanye nebhayisikili likagesi. Izinyanga zokugcina eziyi-12 wazimisela ukusebenzisa i-velomobile. Yibhayisikili elinikwe amandla ngumuntu ku-carbon-composite, igobolondo le-aerodynamic elenza opharetha ukuthi abuye ahlale phansi ngenkathi eshova. Ngaphandle, kubukeka njenge-go-kart yesikhathi esizayo.

Kukhona kuphela ama-velomobiles acishe abe ngu-2,500 12 asemgwaqweni omkhulu emhlabeni wonke, futhi ama-oda ezimoto anezikhathi ezinde ezilungele ukunikezwa. UGebers wayala ukuthi kube neQuattrovelo eyenziwe eYurophu izinyanga eziyi-8,000 ngaphambili. Kubiza ama-euro ayi-8,980 (US $ XNUMX) futhi kwafika kuvela eYurophu ngasekupheleni kukaMight.

Uthe: "Wumkhiqizo waseYurophu, futhi ngizodonsa inqola eyakhiwe ngolimi lwesiShayina esebenzisa amandla elanga ukuze ibambe imithwalo nempahla."

Wengeze wathi, “I-China iya ngokungenalwazi. Ulimi olwandayo lwesiShayina luhamba amabanga amade emigwaqweni emabhayisikili avamile, ama-e-bikes noma amabhayisikili anikwa amandla elanga. Sekungifanele ukuthi ngiqale indawo yokuhlala eqhubekayo ukusuka lapha. ”

Igumbi lakhe lokuphumula ngaphambi kokuhamba kwakhe lalibukeka njengendawo yokusebenzela, enezinsimbi nezintambo eziningi zemendacity nxazonke namapotimende apakishiwe akwazi ukuthunyelwa yokuhlala.

Indodana kaGebers eneminyaka engu-20 kanye nomngani omuhle, manje oseJalimane, bebehlelelwe ukundiza baye eShanghai ukuyomfaka ohambweni, kepha bekudingeka bayeke ngenxa yokuthi abakwazanga ukungena eChina ngenxa imikhawulo ye-coronavirus.

UGebers akayena umnikazi webhayisikili oyingcweti noma ungumuntu othola ukuvakasha. Uhambo olude kakhulu lwebhayisikili aseke waluthatha lwalungamakhilomitha ayi-1,000 400 ukuzungeza iYurophu nendodana yakhe. Uhambo olude kunayo yonke abe nalo kwi-velomobile yakhe ngamakhilomitha angama-200. Kulolu hambo oluya eJalimane, ulindele ukuhamba amakhilomitha angama-10, noma amahora ayi-XNUMX, nsuku zonke.

Ububanzi bohambo lwakhe, ukungabi bikho kwalabo ahamba nabo kanye nethuba lokuvalwa kwemingcele akuyona enye yezinselelo azithathe ngaphambi kokuhamba.

"Kungaba nethuba lokubamba i-coronavirus noma ukudala amaphuzu okuphila okuhle," esho. “Ngizobhekana nezinkinga zobuchwepheshe. Ngingahle ngimiswe ngamaphoyisa angakaze alubone lolu hlobo lwemoto. ”

Ekuboneni kwakhe kokuqala ukugijima ezitaladini zaseShanghai ngasekupheleni kukaJuni, wamiswa ngamaphoyisa izivakashi, ashaqa imoto amhlawulisa ama-yuan ayikhulu (US $ 100) ngokushayela imoto kagesi ngaphandle kwepuleti eligunyaziwe.

Ngokuhambisana namaphoyisa, imoto elingana neyakhe ayikho ohlwini lwezimfashini ezigunyaziwe ze-e-bike eChina futhi ngenxa yalokhu alifanele ipuleti elizosetshenziswa emgwaqweni.

UGebers waphikisa ngokuthi kwakungeyona imoto yezimoto - ukuthi yayinamandla amsulwa omuntu. Ekugcineni ubekwazi ukuthola imoto yakhe ngemuva kokubonisa amaphoyisa irisidi lakhe lokuthenga.

"Abaningi bezinethiwekhi zolimi lwesiShayina bashiye impendulo ku-akhawunti yami ye-Weibo ngemuva kokuthi bebone imininingwane," esho. “Bangiqinisekisile ukuthi anginankinga namakhaya abo, ngakho angikwesabi kakhulu lokho. Ulimi oluningi lwesiShayina luhamba emigwaqweni emikhulu ngamabhayisikili ama-voltaic voltaic noma ngamabhayisikili amathathu, futhi lokho kuyefana. ”

Ukuhambisana nomthetho, waqala eWaibaidu Bridge eduze neBund ngebhayisikili lansuku zonke, i-velomobile ithuthwa ngemoto. Lapho efika eDianshan Lake eduze komngcele ophakathi kweShanghai neSuzhou, washintshela ku-velomobile. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wamiswa ngamaphoyisa eSuzhou.

Amaphoyisa akwaSuzhou amazi ngemihlahlandlela yezivakashi zolimi lwesiShayina kodwa eshukunyiswa ukuphikelela kwakhe nezinhlelo ezilungele imvelo, zamyeka.

"Ngichaze ukuthi ngivakashele eYurophu, ngakho-ke ekugcineni bazimisele ukungivumela ngiqhubeke nakho," esho ngesikhathi ethatha isikhundla sokuvakasha. “Kuhle!”

ICoronavirus ayimsabi kakhulu, kepha uphethe okwanele kobuso.

“Ngidinga ukwethula ukuthi manje sekufanele sibuyele kokujwayelekile, kungakhathalekile ukuthi linegciwane. Kuzoza igciwane elilodwa, bese kuba khona nelilandelayo, bese kuthi sonke isikhathi kumele sibuyele kokujwayelekile, ”kusho yena.

Manje esontweni lakhe lesithathu lohambo, uGebers uthole izindaba ezimnandi. Ohamba naye, uSam Pang, umjoyine ingxenye esele yohambo lwaseChina ngebhayisikili lansuku zonke eline-trailer yezithombe.

"Umlenze waseChina uzoqeda amasonto ama-4," esho, "Siyethemba, yonke imingcele eseceleni kwendlela engcono kakhulu izobe isivulekile ngaleso sikhathi."