New Washington umthetho UMthetho osaYilwayo weSenethi obambeleyo wama-6208 ngoku iza kuvumela nabani na oqhuba ibhayisekile ukuba akwazi ukukhupha uninzi lweempawu zokuma endleleni, kunye nezinye izinto ezimbalwa ezingabandakanywanga ezifana neempawu zokuma ezikwiindawo zokuwela uloliwe okanye iimpawu zokuma ezisetyenziswa ziibhasi zesikolo. Lo mthetho mtsha uza kusebenza kuphela kwiimpawu zokuma, kwaye abakhweli beebhayisekile abasondela kwizibane zendlela kufuneka baqhubeke nokulandela i-RCW (iKhowudi eHlaziyiweyo ye Washington) 46.61.184, ethi umkhweli webhayisekile osondela kwindawo edibana kuyo uya kuma ngokupheleleyo kwaye angaqhubeka ngononophelo kuphela ukuba isignali yolawulo lwendlela "ayisebenzi emva komjikelo omnye wesignali yendlela," kuquka ukujika ngasekhohlo.
Imveliso Efanelekileyo Ibonakala Njani?
Ekuqaleni, lo mthetho mtsha usenokubonakala ngathi awunamsebenzi kwabanye, kodwa njengesikhumbuzo, ukukwazi ukuphatha uphawu lokuma njengophawu lokuyeka akuvumeli abakhweli beebhayisekile ukuba badlule kwiindlela ezinqumlanayo ngaphandle kokujonga. Xa uvumela ukuhamba, umkhweli webhayisekile kufuneka enze oku kulandelayo:
- Yehlisa isantya uye kwisantya esifanelekileyo.
- Nika izithuthi ilungelo lokuhamba kwindawo edibana kuyo iimoto.
- Yima ngokupheleleyo, ukuba kuyimfuneko, ukuze ukhuseleke.
Kuthekani Ngeengxaki Ezicacileyo Zokhuseleko?
Ukhuseleko lwabakhweli beebhayisekile kunye nokukhathazeka okukhulu kwabaqhubi kuye kwachazwa rhoqo njengoko amagosa karhulumente ekhusela lo mthetho mtsha, kodwa nazi iindaba ezimnandi: ukukwazi kwabakhweli beebhayisekile ukunyamezela xa bema kuye kwabonakala kukhuselekile kwaye kusebenza kakuhle kuyo yonke indawo.
Isayensi engasemva kwayo inento yokwenza nomfutho womkhweli webhayisekile ngelixa ehamba kwindawo edibana iintambo; ukukwazi ukugcina loo mfutho ngokuvumela umntu oqhuba ibhayisekile ukuba ahambe ngesantya esiphezulu xa kuthelekiswa nokuma ngokupheleleyo aze aphinde abuyele kuloo mfutho ngokupheleleyo, ngaloo ndlela echitha ixesha elingakumbi kwindawo edibana iintambo enesithuba esandisiweyo sokungqubana (Dahl, “Nantsi eyesibini”).
Ayixhaswa yisayensi kuphela lo mthetho, kodwa elinye ilizwe belisebenzisa umthetho we-stop-as-yield osusela kunyaka ka-1982, xa waqala ukusetyenziswa kwi- Idaho kwaye yaziwa ngokuba yi-“Idaho Yeka.” Nangona uninzi lwamazwe luye lwacotha ukulandela umzekelo – iDelaware lilizwe lesibini ukusebenzisa umthetho kwiminyaka emithathu eyadlulayo ngo-2017 kwaye liphembelela amanye amazwe ukuba enze okufanayo – phantse iminyaka engamashumi amane yamava ku Idaho eyedwa, kunye nezifundo ezithelekisa ukhuseleko lweebhayisekile kwi Idaho nakwamanye amazwe, ekugqibeleni baye babonakalisa ukusebenza kwayo.
Kwinqaku kwi The Bellingham Herald isihloko esithi “UMthetho Omtsha Washington “Abakhweli beebhayisekile baphatha iimpawu zokuma njengeempawu zokurhoxa. Asingombono ongaqhelekanga,” umbhali uDoug Dahl ubonisa indlela ukwenzakala kweebhayisekile okunciphe ngayo nge-14% kwi- Idaho kunyaka emva kokuphunyezwa komthetho omtsha. UDahl uqhubeka echaza ngokweenkcukacha izifundo zomphandi wezothutho e-UC Berkley owathelekisa iingozi zeebhayisekile e- Boise, Idaho ukuya eSacramento, eCalifornia – ezi zixeko zimbini zineempawu ezifanayo ezichaphazela ukuhamba ngebhayisikile, kubandakanya i-topography, iziseko zophuhliso, imozulu, kunye noluntu. Olu phononongo lubonise indlela Boise yayikhuselekile ngama-30% ukuya kuma-60% kubakhweli beebhayisikile ngenxa yomahluko wayo ophawulekayo - ukusetyenziswa kwe Idaho Yima. Xa kuthelekiswa isixeko nezinye iindawo, ezifana neBakersfield, eCalifornia, kufunyenwe iziphumo ezigqithisileyo, ezibonisa ukuba "ukukhwela ibhayisekile e- Boise kukhuselekile ngokuphindwe kayi-150 ukuya kuma-252 kunokukhwela ihashe eBakersfield” (“uMthetho Omtsha”).
Oko Umele Ukwenze Ukuba Ubandakanyeke Kwingozi Yebhayisekile Ekhokelela Ekwenzakaleni
Nangona sinethemba lokuba lo mthetho mtsha unokunceda ekunciphiseni iingozi zendlela kunye nokwenzakala kweebhayisekile, siyaqonda ukuba iingozi ziseza kwenzeka. Washington Kurhulumente, abakhweli beebhayisekile banamalungelo noxanduva olufanayo nabaqhubi ngoko ke bagcinwa kwimigangatho efanayo yokhuseleko xa beqhuba ibhayisekile endleleni. Ezi zilandelayo zizinto ezimbalwa eziwela phantsi kokungabi nankathalo komqhubi okanye umkhweli webhayisekile, kwaye zinokusetyenziswa ukufumanisa impazamo ukuba ibandakanyeke kwingozi:
- Ukuqhuba okanye ukukhwela ibhayisekile ngesantya esiphezulu kakhulu kwiimeko zendlela okanye zethrafikhi
- Ukuqhuba okanye ukukhwela ibhayisekile phantsi kwempembelelo yeziyobisi okanye utywala
- Ukuqhuba okanye ukukhwela ibhayisekile okuphazamisekileyo, kuquka ukuthumela imiyalezo ngelixa uqhuba/ukukhwela ibhayisekile
- Ukungathobeli imiqondiso yendlela okanye iimpawu
- Ukungakwazi ukunika imiqondiso ngokufanelekileyo ngelixa ujika
- Ukulandela ibhayisekile ngokusondeleyo kakhulu
Ukuba wena okanye umntu omaziyo wenzakele ngelixa eqhuba ibhayisekile okanye ebandakanyeke kwingozi nomkhweli webhayisekile, amagqwetha ethu anamava afanelekile kumatyala okungqubana kwebhayisekile kwaye alapha ukukunceda ufumane iinkcukacha zetyala lakho, kwaye ufumane ukuchacha ngokupheleleyo phantsi Washington umthetho. Siqhagamshelane nathi ngefowuni, i-imeyile, okanye umyalezo ngewijethi yencoko ekwiwebhusayithi yethu.
Izibonelelo:
UDahl, uDoug. “Nantsi iNdlela yesibini, yokwenyani yokujonga WashingtonUmthetho Omtsha Wokuyeka Ukunika Isivuno Kwabakhweli Beebhayisekile,” The Bellingham HeraldNge-21 Septemba 2020, https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/traffic/rules-of-the-road/article245802390.html.
UDahl, uDoug. “UMthetho Omtsha uvumela Washington Abakhweli beebhayisekile baphatha iimpawu zokuma njengeempawu zokurhoxa. Asingombono ophambeneyo,” The Bellingham Intatheli, 14 Septemba 2020, https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/traffic/rules-of-the-road/article245635760.html.
Gross, Steve. “Yintoni entsha Washington Ngabakhweli beebhayisekile ngo-2020? Impumelelo yoRhulumente weNgingqi we-MRSCNge-21 Septemba 2020, http://mrsc.org/Home/Stay-Informed/MRSC-Insight/September-2020/What-s-New-for-Washington-Cyclists-in-2020.aspx.
Uthutho lweSenate. "Iimfuneko zeSibonakaliso sokuma kwabakhweli beebhayisekile," UMthethosivivinywa weSenate 6208, iSahluko 66, Imithetho ka-2020, http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6208-S.SL.pdf?q=20200825131445.
