Umbiko we-New AAA Foundation wembula imikhuba nezici zomshayeli waseMelika.
Abashayeli baseMelika bachitha isilinganiso semizuzu engaphezu kwengu-17,600 beshayela imoto minyaka yonke, ngokusho kocwaningo olusha oluvela kwi-AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi amaphesenti angaphezu kuka-87.5 abantu baseMelika abaneminyaka engu-16 nangaphezulu babike ukuthi bashayela ngonyaka odlule. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, abashayeli bahambe cishe amamayela angu-10,900 ngokwesilinganiso futhi bachitha amahora angaphezu kuka-290 emgwaqweni.
I-American Driving Survey iwukubuka kwakamuva nokuphelele ukuthi amaMelika ashayela malini nsuku zonke nangonyaka. Iveze ukuthi amaMelika ashayela amamayela ayizigidigidi ezingu-2.45 ngonyaka odlule, okuwukwenyuka ngamaphesenti angu-2.4 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2014. Okunye okutholakele ocwaningweni kubonisa ukuthi:
- Ngokwesilinganiso, amadoda abika ukuthi ashayela amamayela angu-2,314 ngaphezulu kunabesifazane ngonyaka futhi achitha isikhathi esingaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-18 eshayela.
- Imindeni engaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-86 yase-US inemoto okungenani eyodwa kumshayeli ngamunye ekhaya kanti amaphesenti angu-28 abika ukuthi inezimoto eziningi kunabashayeli.
- Abantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engu-75 bashayela amamayela ambalwa (5,840 ngonyaka) kunentsha (7,551 ngonyaka). Abashayeli abaneminyaka engu-30-49 bashayela amamayela angu-13,506 ngonyaka, okungaphezu kwanoma yiliphi elinye iqembu leminyaka.
- Abashayeli ababika ukuthi bahlala ezindaweni zasemakhaya bashayela amamayela amaningi (13,029 ngonyaka) uma kuqhathaniswa nabashayeli abahlala emadolobheni noma emadolobheni (10,571 ngonyaka).
- Abashayeli bezimoto ezifundeni zaseMidwest naseNingizimu bashayela kakhulu (amamayela angu-11,295 ngonyaka) uma kuqhathaniswa nalabo abaseNyakatho-mpumalanga (amamayela angu-9,328 ngonyaka).
- Amakhilomitha angaphezu kwama-50 aqhutshwa ngabaseMelika aqhutshwa ngezimoto, kulandele ama-SUV (amaphesenti angama-20), amaloli okuthutha (amaphesenti ayi-17) kanye namaveni (amaphesenti angama-7.9). Amadoda abika ukuthi enza ingxenye enkulu kakhulu yokushayela kwawo ngamaloli okuthutha uma kuqhathaniswa nabesifazane ababika ukuthi bashayela kakhulu ngezimoto nama-SUV.
- Amaphesenti angaphezu kwama-66 ohambo lokushayela kanye namaphesenti acishe abe ngu-62 ohambo lwamamayela aphelele oluqhutshwayo lwenziwa abashayeli abangenamgibeli emotweni. Abesifazane banamathuba angaphezu kwama-24% okuba nomgibeli emotweni kunoma yiluphi uhambo olunikeziwe kunabesilisa.
- Ngokwesilinganiso, abantu baseMelika bashayela kakhulu ekwindla (ngo-Okthoba kuya kuDisemba) ngamakhilomitha angu-31.5 nsuku zonke futhi bashayela kancane ebusika (ngoJanuwari kuya kuMashi) ngamakhilomitha angu-26.2 nsuku zonke.
Landela lokhu isixhumanisi ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngokuthi amaMelika ashayela malini ngonyaka.
