Izimoto zikagesi zingase zibe uhlobo oludumile nolukhulayo lwezokuthutha ezisimeme, kodwa ngokuqinisekile azizona ezivame kakhulu. Amaqiniso afakazele ukuthi izinga lokwamukelwa kwezimoto zikagesi ezinamasondo amabili ngendlela yamabhayisikili kagesi liphakeme kakhulu—ngesizathu esihle.
Umsebenzi webhayisikili kagesi ufana nowebhayisikili elihamba ngezinyawo, kodwa lizuza ngenjini kagesi engasiza umgibeli ukuthi ahambe ngokushesha nakude ngaphandle komzamo. Anganciphisa uhambo lwebhayisikili, adilize izintaba ezinde, futhi anikeze nenketho yokusebenzisa amabhayisikili kagesi ukuthutha umgibeli wesibili.
Nakuba zingakwazi ukulingana nesivinini noma ububanzi bezimoto zikagesi, zinezinye izinzuzo eziningi, njengezindleko eziphansi, ukuhamba okusheshayo edolobheni, kanye nokupaka mahhala. Ngakho-ke, akumangazi ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi kukhuphuke kakhulu kwaze kwaba yilapho ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi emhlabeni wonke kuqhubeka nokudlula kakhulu okuthengiswa kwezimoto zikagesi.
Ngisho nase-United States, lapho imakethe yamabhayisikili kagesi ibilokhu ishiywe ngemuva kweYurophu ne-Asia, ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi ngo-2020 kuzodlula amayunithi angu-600,000. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abaseMelika bathenga amabhayisikili kagesi ngesilinganiso esingaphezu kweyodwa ngomzuzu ngo-2020. E-United States, ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi kudlula ngisho nokwezimoto zikagesi.
Amabhayisikili kagesi ngokuqinisekile ashibhile kunezimoto zikagesi, yize lezi zokugcina zijabulela izikhuthazo eziningi zentela zikahulumeni nezesifundazwe e-United States ukuze kuncishiswe izindleko zazo ezisebenzayo. Amabhayisikili kagesi ngeke athole noma yiziphi izikweletu zentela zikahulumeni, kodwa lesi simo singashintsha uma umthetho osalindile ePhalamende uphasiswa.
Ngokuphathelene nokutshalwa kwezimali kwengqalasizinda, izikhuthazo zikahulumeni kanye nokuxhaswa ngamandla aluhlaza, izimoto zikagesi nazo zithole ukunakwa okukhulu. Izinkampani zamabhayisikili kagesi ngokuvamile kufanele zizenzele zona, ngosizo oluncane noma olungenalo nhlobo usizo lwangaphandle.
Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi e-United States kukhule ngokushesha. Ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 ludlale indima ekwandiseni izinga lokwamukelwa, kodwa ngalesi sikhathi ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi e-United States kukhuphuke kakhulu.
I-British Bicycle Association ibike muva nje ukuthi kuzoba nokuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi angu-160,000 e-UK ngo-2020. Le nhlangano iveze ukuthi phakathi nenkathi efanayo, inani lezimoto zikagesi ezithengisiwe e-UK lalingu-108,000, futhi ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi kwadlula kalula izimoto zikagesi ezinkulu ezinamasondo amane.
Ukuthengiswa kwamabhayisikili kagesi eYurophu kukhula ngisho nangesivinini esikhulu kangangokuthi kulindeleke ukuthi kudlule ukuthengiswa kwazo zonke izimoto - hhayi izimoto zikagesi kuphela - kamuva eminyakeni eyishumi.
Kwabaningi abahlala emadolobheni, lolu suku lufika kusenesikhathi kakhulu. Ngaphezu kokunikeza abagibeli izindlela zokuhamba ezingabizi kakhulu nezisebenzayo, amabhayisikili kagesi empeleni asiza ekuthuthukiseni idolobha lawo wonke umuntu. Nakuba abagibeli bamabhayisikili kagesi bengazuza ngokuqondile ezindleleni zokuhamba eziphansi, izikhathi zokuhamba ngokushesha kanye nokupaka mahhala, amabhayisikili kagesi amaningi emgwaqweni asho izimoto ezimbalwa. Izimoto ezimbalwa zisho ithrafikhi encane.
Amabhayisikili kagesi abhekwa kabanzi njengenye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokunciphisa ithrafikhi yasemadolobheni, ikakhulukazi emadolobheni lapho kungekho khona uhlelo olusebenzayo lwezokuthutha zomphakathi. Ngisho nasemadolobheni anezokuthutha zomphakathi ezithuthukisiwe kahle, amabhayisikili kagesi ngokuvamile ayindlela elula ngoba avumela abagibeli ukuba bahambe baye emsebenzini ngesimiso sabo ngaphandle kwemingcele yemizila.