ISIQINISEKISO SE-GRETCHEN: Ngabe ama-e-bikes kufanele ngabe yilona lonke ulaka?

Ingabe ukushayela i-e-bike isitimela esihle? Ingabe ukushayela i-e-bike kuphephile?

Ngokulangazelela nokuthengisa okuphelele kwe-pedal-

amabhayisikili kagesi asiziwe akhuphuka phakathi nalolu bhubhane, le mibuzo yabelana ngokuphuthuma okukhulayo. Ucwaningo olusha oluphelelwe yisikhathi nolududuzayo lokuzikhandla kwabagibeli be-e-bike nezeluleko zezingozi zokuthi impendulo yemibuzo ngayinye ngokuvamile iqinisekile, yize noma ngubani oshayela i-e-bike efuna ukuhlala azi ukuthi ubuchwepheshe empeleni buhamba ngebhayisikili it.

Njengoba iningi lethu lingazi, ukushayela ibhayisikili sekujwayeleke kakhulu futhi kuyisifiso kulezi zinyanga eziyi-12, ngoba abantu abaningi bakwezinye izindlu abasakwazi ukuphuma ezindlini. Ukushayela kuzosikhiphela ngaphandle, sibe nomfutho futhi siphokophele kwenye indawo – noma ikuphi – kwenye indawo. Noma kunjalo kufaka phakathi ibanga, amagquma, umoya kanye nemilenze ejwayelekile yomthofu, okuzoba nzima.

Faka ama-e-bikes. Masishane ngamabhayisekili kagesi, la ngamabhayisekili asemgwaqweni noma asezintabeni anezimoto ezenezelwe ngamandla ebhethri ezakha amandla ethu okuhamba.

Iningi lama-e-bikes liwela kokucatshangelwa njengenye yezinhlobo ezintathu:

• Class 1 e-bikes ekhona asiza ngenkathi uhamba ngezinyawo, kanye njengevoloji elihamba phambili lamamayela ayi-20 ngehora.

• Class 2 fashions energy isipiliyoni sakho noma ngabe awukwazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo, noma kunjalo chofoza ku-miles ezingama-20 ngehora.

• Amakilaydi e-Class 3 e-bus asiza ukuhamba ngezinyawo okufana nokuhamba phambili kwamamayela angama-28 ngehora. (Imithetho yabantu bomdabu iyaguquguquka mayelana nokuthi imaphi amabhayisikili avunyelwe ezindleleni zamabhayisikili, emizileni noma emigwaqweni. Ngemininingwane mayelana nemihlahlandlela ye-e-bike esikhaleni sakho, bheka ku-https: //peopleforbikes.org/our-work/e-bikes/.)

Banikezwe ikhono labo lokusisiza ukuthi sihambise amamayela amaningi ngokudinga inqola yasesikhathini, ukuthengiswa kwe-e-bikes kukhuphuke ngo-70 pc noma ngaphezulu njalo ngenyanga ngoba ubhubhane luqale, kususelwa kwizibalo zokuhweba.

Kodwa-ke leli dumela lingaphatha inani. USimon Cowell, i-acerbic ekhetha ku- “America's Acquired Expertise,” ulaliswe esibhedlela muva nje ngemuva kokuphazanyiswa futhi kulo lonke ulwazi lwakhe lokuqala nge-e-bike entsha sha.

Abantu abaningi bezwile izindaba ezihlukile (ezijwayelekile ze-apocrypha) ngezingozi ze-e-bike. Futhi abantu abambalwa bayamangala uma ushayela i-e-bike, ngosizo lwayo lokunyathela, noma kubalwa njengokuzivocavoca umzimba.

Ngokuncika kokugcina, noma kunjalo, okuyinhloko kocwaningo olusha sha kuyaqinisa idolo. Ishicilelwe ngoJulayi kwiThe Worldwide Journal of Environmental Analysis and Public Well being, ibithinta abesifazane nabesilisa abakhulile abayi-101 eHamburg, eJalimane, abavuma ukushintshanisa ukushayela kokubili ibhayisikili elijwayelekile noma i-e-bike ngaphezulu kwezikhathi ezimbili zamasonto amabili ezihlukene.

Wonke amavolontiya akhetha i-mannequin yakhe ethandwa kakhulu nge-e-bike, enamabhayisekili amaningi omgwaqo akhetha isivinini esikhulu esingamakhilomitha angama-20 ngehora. Ukunxenxa inkinga entsha, abahlinzeki bachitha amasonto ambalwa bejwayela ama-e-bikes abo ngaphambili kunesikhathi sokucwaninga.

Abacwaningi baphinde banikeza amavolontiya abo izibonisi zokuzivocavoca umzimba, ukuboniswa kokushaja kwenhliziyo kanye nohlelo lokusebenza olukhethekile lomakhalekhukhwini lapho abagibeli bengabika khona izinkambo zabo, ibanga kanye nendlela okukhipha ngayo konke okuhlangenwe nakho.

Ososayensi abanikezanga amavolontiya abo noma ikuphi, noma kunjalo, mayelana nendawo, ukuthi bazoyithola nini noma kanjani, kusho uHedwig Stenner, ongumxhumanisi wokuhlaziya kwi-Institute of Sports activities Drugs eHannover Medical College, obehola ucwaningo olusha sha. Abaphenyi babefisa ukubona ukuthi abantu, ngokuzenzela kwabo, bazowasebenzisa kanjani amabhayisikili ahluke ngokuphelele, nokuthi ukushayela kwabo kuzoshintsha noma cha ngamabhayisikili.

Usizo lukagesi lwashintsha imikhuba yabo, abacwaningi bathola. Imvamisa, abesifazane nabesilisa babegibela ngokwengeziwe ngokuvamisile phakathi namasonto amabili ngama-e-bikini, afinyelela cishe ukugibela okungu-5 ngesonto ngaleso sikhathi, kuqhathaniswa nabathathu ngesonto ngemijikelezo ejwayelekile.

Ngokudabukisayo, amabanga abagibeli babantu abaningi awazange anyakaze, noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesithuthuthu abebeligibela; ukugibela kwabo bekungekude kunama-e-bikes, kepha bebejwayele ukwenzeka kaningi.

Izindleko zabo zenhliziyo zihlukile ngokuhlukile. Imvamisa, izinkokhiso zenhliziyo zabantu bezilokhu zehle cishe ngama-8 pc ngemuva kokunyathela ama-e-bikes, kepha noma kunjalo

kuzo zonke izitimela ezicatshangelwayo ezijwayelekile.

Ngenxa yalokho, phakathi namasonto amabili lapho amavolontiya egibela amabhayisekili, athole imizuzu eyanele yokuzivocavoca umzimba ukuze afeze izeluleko zesitimela ezijwayelekile zemizuzu engu-150 yokuvivinya okujwayelekile. Ngemuva kokugibela okujwayelekile

emabhayisikili, abakwazanga.

Ngaphezu kwalokho kubikwa ukuthi bathanda usizo lwephedal, kusho uStenner. Abakhulu kunababili kwabathathu babanikeli bayalele abacwaningi ukuthi babewathanda ama-e-bikes futhi bazocabanga ngokuwasebenzisa “iminyaka embalwa,” ngokuya ngemibuzo yocwaningo lokuvala.

Kodwa-ke noma ngabe ama-e-bikes angadala ingozi enkulu ezingozini kunamabhayisikili ajwayelekile ahlala embuzweni ovulekile. "Azikho izingozi ezibikiwe ezibikiwe kithi" ngesikhathi kuhlaziywa, kusho uStenner.

Ucwaningo olusha oluphambene nama-e-bikes, olwaprintwa ngoDisemba kuHarm Prevention, luyexwayisa kakhulu. Kuwo, abacwaningi baseKolishi Lezidakamizwa laseNew York bahlanganisa imininingwane egciniwe ezweni lonke yokuvakashelwa kwamagumbi okuphuthumayo ukuthola imininingwane ngezingozi ezihambisana nokushayela ibhayisikili elijwayelekile, isithuthuthu esinenjini, noma i-e-bike kusuka ngonyaka ka-2000 kuya ku-2017.

Bathola inqwaba yezifundo. Bangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-9 abesilisa, amantombazane nentsha abaqinisekiswe egumbini lezimo eziphuthumayo ngemuva kokulimala ngenkathi behamba ngebhayisikili elijwayelekile kuyo yonke le minyaka eyi-17. Omunye u-140,000 uzilimazile kuma-scooter, futhi cishe i-3,000 kuma-e-bikes (okungajwayelekile okungajwayelekile eminyakeni yokuqala yocwaningo).

Imvamisa, izingozi ze-e-bike kungenzeka ukuthi beziyimbi kakhulu futhi cishe bezidinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela.

Kungani ama-e-bikers ayevame ukuzilimaza ngokwengeziwe kakhulu kunabagibeli abehlukene okungafanele kucace kulwazi lomonakalo, kusho uCharles DiMaggio, udokotela wezifo ezilimaza izifo e-NYU Langone Well being, owayehola ucwaningo olusha sha. Kodwa-ke ngokungangabazeki isivinini senze umsebenzi.

"Sonke siyazi ukuthi ama-e-bikes angahamba ngokushesha ukwedlula imijikelezo ejwayelekile yama-pedal," esho, ngaphandle kokuthi ungumjaho wamabhayisikili ohlasela ngamabhomu ngaphezu kwamamayela angama-20 noma angama-30 ngehora. "Futhi sonke siyazi ukuthi isivinini esiphakeme ngokuvamile siphela ezingozini ezimbi kakhulu."

Kodwa-ke kungenzeka kube nemininingwane ekhuthazayo efakwe kuzo zonke izibalo zomonakalo, uthi. Eminyakeni yokuqala edlule ehlanganiswe ngocwaningo, iningi lezingozi ze-e-bike ezithinta izingane ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-18, okubonakala sengathi yizo ezaziqala ukwamukela lolu lwazi olusha lwebhayisikili. Isimo phakathi kwaleli qembu sehlile ngokuqinisekile phakathi kweminyaka yocwaningo olwenziwe, yize, yingoba senyuka phakathi kwabantu abaneminyaka engama-45 kuye kwengama-65.

Lokhu kushintsha kungahle kuveze ukuthi abagibeli abasha bakhule baba “abajwayelene ngokwengeziwe” namathiphu okuthi ungawathola kanjani ngokuphepha ama-e-bikes, kusho uDiMaggio, ukukhula okufanele, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nangobungoti, ekunciphiseni izingozi phakathi kwabagibeli abehlukene, asebekhulile.

Noma izinombolo zingaxwayisa ngokuthi bambalwa abantu abasebasha abasebenzisa ama-e-bikes, beshiya umama nobaba noma ogogo nomkhulu babo kube yilabo manje abazobheka ama-e-bikes, bese bewa kubo.

Kuzo zombili lezi zimo, noma kunjalo, ukuthatha kocwaningo kusobala, kusho uDiMaggio. Ngaphambi kokuya emigwaqeni noma ezindleleni nge-e-bike, "zijwayeze ngebhayisikili," esho. “Faka isigqoko sokuzivikela. Bheka imihlahlandlela yezivakashi. Ungaphuzi futhi ungabi nesipiliyoni. ”

E-emabhayisikili, enhlizweni yenhliziyo, ngamabhayisikili, ngakho-ke uma kwenzeka ungathola isithuthuthu, ungahlangabezana ne-e-bike. "Ungahle uzizwe sengathi kungenzeka ube nemilenze yeqhawe" kukwehlukahluka okukhulisiwe kagesi, kusho u-Ian Kenny, umphathi oyisibonelo wamabhayisikili e-Specialised, inkampani yezithuthuthu eyenza amabhayisikili kagesi emgwaqweni nawasezintabeni.

Ama-E-bikes athuthukisa isivinini sokuhamba ngebhayisikili, noma kunjalo, ngakho-ke abagibeli abaningi abasha bangazuza ngokuhlola okuthile endaweni evikelekile enezivakashi ezincane ngaphambi kokuya emigwaqweni noma ezindleleni, kusho uKenny. Sesha indawo enkulu engenalutho yokupaka izimoto noma umgwaqo ovalelwe izivakashi phakathi nale nkinga yokugibela kwakho kuqala.

Kuzo zonke lezi zikhathi ze-shakeout, sebenzisa isilungiselelo sosizo sakho esiphansi sebhayisikili. (Ama-e-bikes ahluke ngokuphelele ahlinzeka ngamabanga ahluke ngokuphelele osizo lwephedali.) Ama-E-bikes ashesha ngokushesha kunamabhayisikili ajwayelekile, izinto zikaKenny ziyaphuma, nokuthi umfutho ongazelelwe ungaphazamisa futhi uqede abagibeli abangazilungiselele.

Landela ukwehlisa ibhuleki futhi. "Ngenxa yokuthi ama-e-bikes asindayo futhi ashesha kakhulu ukuhamba, angadinga isikhathi esithe xaxa nebanga ukuba kuphele" kunebhayisikili elijwayelekile, kusho uKenny.

Ngenkathi ubheke emigwaqweni evulekile noma ezindleleni, khumbula ukubuka impilo yakho yebhethri. Amamayela angahamba lapho i-pedaling yakho isizwa, kepha uhambo lokubuyela emuva kungenzeka lube lude futhi lube nzima uma kungenzeka ukuthi ukhiphe ibhethri lakho, ikakhulukazi ngoba ama-e-bikes, ewonke, asindayo kunamabhayisekili ajwayelekile.

Okokugcina, gqoka izifihla-buso uma kwenzeka ungabagibeli nabahamba ngezinyawo abahlukahlukene, futhi mhlawumbe engeza insimbi yokujaha ibhayisikili lakho, uma bekungeyona igiya elejwayelekile. Kuzwakale ngaphambi kokudlula noma ngubani.

"Phatha abanye njengoba ufisa ukuphathwa," kusho uKenny. "Akujabulisi neze ukwethuka ngumnikazi webhayisikili osondayo."