Ukwabelana ngeshishini le-scooters zombane liphuhla kakuhle e-UK (1)

Ukuba uhlala eLondon, usenokuba uqaphele ukuba inani lee-scooters zombane linyukile ezitratweni kwezi nyanga. UThutho lwaseLondon (TFL) luvumela ngokusemthethweni umrhwebi ukuba aqalise ishishini malungaukwabelana ngee-scooters zombanengoJuni, kunye nexesha elimalunga nonyaka kwezinye iindawo.

I-Tees Valley iqalise ishishini kwihlobo elidlulileyo, kwaye abahlali baseDarlington, eHartlepool naseMiddlesbrough bebesebenzisa ii-scooters zombane zokwabelana malunga nonyaka omnye. E-UK, ngaphezu kwezixeko ze-50 zivumela umrhwebi ukuba aqalise ishishini malunga nokwabelana ngokuhamba eNgilani, ngaphandle kweScotland neWales.

Kutheni besanda abantu abakhwela ii-scooters zombane kule mihla? Alithandabuzeki elokuba, i-COVID 19 yinto enkulu. Ngeli xesha, abemi abaninzi bakhetha ukusebenzisa ii-scooters eziveliswe yiNtaka, i-Xiaomi, iPure njalo njalo. Kubo, ukuhambahamba nge-scooter yindlela entsha yothutho engacwangciswanga enekhabhoni ephantsi.

I-Lime ithi i-0.25 yezigidi zeekhilo ezikhutshwayo ze-CO2 ziye zancitshiswa ngo-2018 ngokusebenzisa abasebenzisi abasebenzisa isithuthuthu ukuhamba ngeenyanga ezintathu.

Isixa se-CO2 ekhutshwayo, nokuba ilingana ne-0.01 yezigidi zeelitha zamafutha epetroleum kunye nomthamo wokufunxa wemithi ye-0.046 yezigidi. Urhulumente ufumanise ukuba akakwazi nje ukugcina amandla kuphela, kodwa unokunciphisa umthwalo kwinkqubo yezothutho lukawonke-wonke.

Nangona kunjalo, kukho abanye abantu abachasayo ngayo. Umntu unexhala lokuba inani lee-scooters ezibekwe ezitratweni ligqithise,ingasongela uthutho ingakumbi abahambi. Ii-scooters aziyi kuba nengxolo enkulu, abahambahambayo banokungabaqapheli kwangoko nokuba benzakaliswe ngabo.

Uphando lubonisa ukuba, amaxesha amaninzi malunga neengozi zee-scooters aphezulu kuneebhayisekile namaxesha ali-100. Ukuza kuthi ga ngo-Epreli ngo-2021, abantu abangama-70+ bonzakala ngokushukuma kokwabelana, nabantu abali-11 bonzakala kanobom phakathi kwabo. Kwiminyaka emi-2 edlulileyo,kukho abakhweli abangaphezu kwama-200 abonzakeleyo kwaye babetha abahambahambayo abangama-39 eLondon.UYouTuber odumileyo waphulukana nobomi bakhe ngoJulayi, 2021 xa wayekhwele isithuthuthu endleleni kwaye kwenzeka ingozi yendlela.

Uninzi lwezaphuli-mthetho luphange kwaye lwabetha abahambi ngee-scooters zombane, kwanendoda enompu yakhwela i-e-scooter ukuya kudubula e-Coventry. Abanye abathengisi beziyobisi baya kuzisa amachiza ngeii-scooters. Kunyaka ophelileyo, ngaphezu kwamatyala angama-200 abhaliswe ngamaPolisa aseMetropolitan eLondon ayenxulumene ne-e-scooters.

Urhulumente wase-UK unesimo sengqondo sokungathathi hlangothi malunga nezithuthuthu zombane, bavumele umrhwebi ukuba aqalise ishishini lokuhambisa lokwabelana kwaye abavumeli abasebenzi ukuba basebenzise izithuthuthu zabo zabucala endleleni. Ukuba kukho umntu owaphula imithetho, abakhweli baya kuhlawuliswa malunga neekhilogram ezingama-300 kwaye amanqaku elayisensi yokuqhuba aya kutsalwa ngamanqaku amathandathu.