Izakhamizi zizwakalisa ukukhathazeka, ukuxhaswa njengoba ama-moped anda ekuthandeni - iSentinel ne-Enterprise

I-FITCHBURG - Igunyaziwe ukushayela i-moped, isithuthuthu esinenjini, noma imoto eqhathaniswayo emigwaqeni yomphakathi inqobo nje uma opharetha belalela izivakashi izinkombandlela zomthetho. Kodwa-ke ukwenyuka kwamanje kwedumela lalezo zimoto kudonse iso kanye nokukhathazeka kwezakhamizi eziningi.

Ngenkathi abantu abaningi bethi izinhlobonhlobo ezikhuphukayo zamabhayisikili ahamba ngezimoto zisebenza futhi zaba ntofontofo, abanye abaningi bazwakalisa izingqinamba ngemibuzo yezokuphepha.

UZachary Poladian, ongumnikazi wezinto ezenziwa yiStar Motor Sports kuRiver Road, uveze ukuthi waqala ukukhuthaza izithuthuthu ezinenjini okokuqala ngqangi. Ngokushesha nje lapho kusungulwa impahla, uPoladian ubalule ukuthi ukufunwa kwezimoto kwakukukhulu kakhulu kunalokho ayekulindele.

"Abantu abaningi babebadinga ukuze nje babe nolwazi lokusebenza," kusho uPoladian. "Ngicabanga ukuthi incazelo esiyibona abaningi kangaka inani eliphansi kuyo yonke eyokuba nomnikazi nokusebenza ngokuziqhenya."

UPoladian ukhulume ukuthi ulindele ukuthi iphethini iqhubeke futhi izakhamizi zingathembela ekubhekeni izithuthuthu ezengeziwe emigwaqeni, kufaka phakathi nokuthi ezokuphepha akufanele zibe nzima uma opharetha bethobela zonke izivakashi izinkombandlela nemithetho yezomthetho.

Isikhulu samaphoyisa eFitchburg u-Ernest Martineau uveze ukuthi ubonile ukwanda kwezinhlobo eziningi zama-moped ehamba edolobheni elikhulu ezinyangeni zamanje, kepha zimbalwa izingozi ezibandakanyeke kulezi zimoto ezibikiwe.

NgeSonto lokugcina, i-moped ibikhathazekile ngesikhathi ishayisana nemoto esondelene empambanweni yomgwaqo uSouth Road nase-Allston Place. Azikho izingozi ezinkulu, okushiwo amaphoyisa.

Ngokuhambisana nolwazi oluvela kwi-Division Division of Transportation, kube nokuphahlazeka okuyishumi okubandakanya ama-moped abikiwe ngaphakathi kwedolobha elikhulu eminyakeni emihlanu eyedlule. Kube nezingozi ezincane noma ezisolisayo kulezi zehlakalo eziyisithupha.

UMartineau ukhulume ngamaphoyisa athole izikhalazo eziningi nokuthi ukugxila kwakhe kakhulu kwezokuphepha.

"Ngokuvamile sithola izingane ezincane ezindiza emgwaqweni zikhiphe nezigqoko zazo," kusho inkosi. “Sithintekile ekuphepheni kwabo. Yilokho izikhulu zethu ezikufunayo, ukuthi zisebenza ngokuphepha nangamathuluzi okuvikela ezemidlalo. ”

I-moped, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-scooter, ihlolwa nguhulumeni njengebhayisikili elihamba ngezimoto futhi ichazwe njengebhayisikili elihamba phambili elinemoto noma ibhayisikili elingahambi ngezinyawo elinemoto.

Ngaphansi komthethonqubo wombuso waseMassachusetts, imoto ivinjelwe emandleni ayo oyisilinda futhi ngeke ikwazi ukushesha ngaphezu kwama-30 mph, noma ingahle ihlukaniswe njengebhayisikili.

Abashayeli bama-moped, noma kunjalo, bavinjelwe ebangeni eliphakeme lama-25 mph.

Izakhamizi eziningi zishilo ukuthi ziyabandakanyeka ukuthi abanye abantu bebengalandeli imithetho yejubane.

Esinye isakhamuzi, uShelby McFaul, sichaze ukubona isivunguvungu "siklabalasa" izivakashi futhi sabeka ingozi kwabanye emgwaqeni omkhulu.

Esinye isakhamuzi sathi lezi zimoto zivila kakhulu kweminye imigwaqo futhi zidala izingozi kubashayeli abehlukene lokho okusho ukuthi.

"Uma kungenzeka ukuthi awukwazi ukwenza ijubane elikhawulelwe futhi ulalele izinkombandlela zomthetho zomgwaqo omkhulu bese uhamba," kusho uChris Jose. “Ngibone izingozi eziningi kakhulu 'ezicishe' ezibangelwe abantu abazama ukubazungeza ezivakashi ezisindayo.”

Ama-moped opharetha kufanele futhi babhalise imoto kuRegistry kahulumeni Yezimoto futhi bakhombise isitikha esisemthethweni sokubhalisa ebhayisikili.

Izakhamizi kumele zingabi ngaphansi kweminyaka engu-16 ziphelelwe yisikhathi ukuze zisebenzise amabhayisikili anezimoto; isigqoko sokuzivikela kanye nelayisense lokushayela elisemthethweni noma imvume yomfundi nayo iyadingeka.

Uma kwenzeka wephula noma yimiphi imihlahlandlela yezomthetho kahulumeni emabhayisikili ahamba ngezimoto, ungahlawuliswa u- $ 25 ngecala lokuqala, okungaba ngu- $ 50 ngecala lesibili, kanye no- $ 100 ngamacala angeziwe.

Okukhathaza kakhulu abahlali abanakho ukuthi ama-moped noma ama-motorized scooter imvamisa awalandeli imigomo yomgwaqo omkhulu, futhi imvamisa ayizinaki ngandlela-thile imihlahlandlela yezomthetho yezivakashi.

"Ama-moped, amabhayisikili kagesi, ngisho namabhayisikili ayindlela enhle yokuhamba endaweni yangakini ngemali encane," kusho isakhamuzi uSusanne Violette. "Basebenzisa igesi encane kakhulu futhi izindleko eziphansi ukuthola ... izinto engizibonayo uma zingahambisani neziqondiso ezifanele zabavakashi."

UBrandy Meador ubalule ukuthi ubuke inqwaba yabashayeli izishaya indiva izinkomba zezivakashi futhi basebenzise izimoto zabo ngokungafanele.

“Ngikholwa ukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi wonke umuntu athobele iziqondiso zomthetho wezivakashi,” kusho uMeador. "Ngiye ngavimbela ukubonwa, kodwa kulokhu engikubonile ukuthi izingane ezindala ezivuthiwe ngokwanele ukuba ziqonde izimiso."

UMary Wooden ukhulume ngokuthi uzibonele izingozi eziningi “ezicishe” ezibandakanya ama-moped lapho abashayeli bezishaya indiva izivakashi zomthetho.

Esinye isakhamuzi sisho ukuthi kwakuyizimoto zabagibeli ngempela ezibeka ingozi kuma-moped.

"Umyeni wami ushayela ngempela umdlalo futhi kunabantu abazame ukumshaya ngamawele," kusho u-Elizabeth Value. "Uvele ezingozini ezimbili ezinzima kakhulu kanye nokushayisana kwakhe ngenxa yabashayeli abangacabangi."

Kungakhathalekile ukuthi yiziphi izingqinamba, izakhamizi eziningi zisho ukuthi ama-mopeed, ama-motorised bikes, kanye nama-scooters angukhetho olunengqondo nolungenamanani.

Isakhamuzi, uBrian Kingston, sithe ama-autos awukhetho oluyigugu lentengo kubantu, ikakhulukazi uma bethola ubunzima bezezimali ngalesi sikhathi sokubhubhisa.

"Baphephile futhi bayonga," kusho uKingston. "Ziyindlela enhle yokuya emsebenzini womakhelwane esimweni sezulu esihle futhi zinganikeza abantu abebengeke babe nezinye izindlela ezinkulu zokuhamba ngemali."

Ngaphezu kwalokho, uKingston ukhulume ngokuxhasa ngezindleko eziphansi zabasebenzi abangabhalisiwe abaphakathi kwesikhala.