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Inyanga Kazwelonke Yokuvimbela Ukushayela Bedakiwe Nezidakamizwa

UDisemba yinyanga Kazwelonke Yokuvimbela Ukudakwa Nezidakamizwa, isihloko esinencazelo enkulu kimina nakwabanye abaningi baseColoradan. Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-Colorado Access, ngaba nethuba lokusebenza nenhlangano i-Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) emsebenzini wabo wokusiza izisulu kanye nabasinde ekushayeleni bedakiwe futhi besebenzisa izidakamizwa futhi bavimbele ukushayela okudakiwe nokunezidakamizwa emiphakathini yethu. Endimeni yami, ngezwa izindaba zosizi nokulahlekelwa okuwumphumela wokushayisana kokushayela bephuzile nezidakamizwa ezivela emindenini eminingi, abangani, kanye nemiphakathi ethintekile. Abaningi balaba bantu baye badlulisela usizi lwabo esenzweni ngomsebenzi wokuzithandela noma ngokumela. Ithemba labo liwukuvimbela omunye umzali, ingane yakini, ingane, umngane, isikole, noma omunye umphakathi ekulahlekelweni othandekayo ngenxa yokushayela kabi njengoba benzile. Namuhla uma ngisemcimbini lapho kuphuzwa khona utshwala noma ngidlula emabhodini aluhlaza ngikhumbula izisulu zokushayela kanzima emigwaqweni, izindaba engizizwile kwabahlukumezekile nabasindile zivame ukubuya emicabangweni yami. Ngeshwa, amathuba ukuthi abantu abafunda lokhu baye bathintwa mathupha ukushayisana kokushayela bephuzile noma bedle izidakamizwa noma bazi othile oke wakwenza lokhu. Izingozi zokushayela ezikhubazekile zinyukile ezweni lonke zafinyelela kumazinga angakaze abonwe eminyakeni engama-20, okuhlanganisa nokunyuka okungama-44% kwenani labantu abashonile elibandakanya umshayeli okhubazekile kusukela ngo-2019 kuphela. E-Colorado ingozi yokushayela ekhubazekile ebulalayo kwenzeka cishe njalo emahoreni angama-34. Sekube nezimpilo eziyi-198 ezilahlekile kulo nyaka kakade, esifundazweni sakithi kuphela, ngenxa yokushayela kabi. Izingozi zokushayela ezikhubazekile nazo zingagwemeka ngo-100%, okwenza ukulahlekelwa ukuphila kube nzima nakakhulu ukukuqonda.

Lesi sikhathi sikaZibandlela kanye namaholide yisikhathi lapho ngamunye wethu, kanye nabangane bethu, imindeni kanye nemiphakathi engasindisa izimpilo ngokoqobo. Singenza uhlelo lokufika ekhaya ngokuphepha futhi sibuze abanye ngohlelo lwabo lokwenza kanjalo. Lapho behambele umcimbi walesi sikhathi samaholide, abashayeli bangakhetha ukuhlala bengadakiwe, baqoke umshayeli odakiwe, basebenzise amasevisi e-rideshare noma ezokuthutha zomphakathi, bahlele ukulala ubusuku bonke, noma bashayele omunye umuntu ongadlile ukuze amgibelise ekhaya. Akwenzeki futhi ukushayela ekhaya uma singashayeli siye emcimbini, ngakho izinhlelo ezinhle zivame ukuqala ngaphambi kokuphuma endlini. Ziningi ezinye izindlela zokushayela kabi - ngaphezu kwalokho engingakwazi ngisho ukuzibala lapha. Ngiyakumema ukuthi uhlanganyele nami ekuzibophezeleni kithina, esibathandayo, kanye nasemiphakathini yethu ukwenza imigwaqo yethu iphephe, futhi sibuyele ekhaya siphephile kunoma yimiphi imigubho yamaholide esiyibheke ngabomvu kulo nyaka.

 

Izinsiza Nolwazi Olwengeziwe:

Uma ngabe wena noma othile omaziyo uthintwe ukushayela okukhubazekile, ungathola izinsizakalo zamahhala ezihlanganisa ukukhulumela, ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo, nokudluliselwa kwezinye izinsiza zezimali, ezemfundo, nosizo.

  • Ukuze uxhumane nommeli wezisulu we-MADD endaweni yangakini noma uma udinga ukukhuluma nomuntu ngokushesha, shayela Ulayini Wosizo Wamahora angama-24 we-Victim/Survivor kule: 877-MADD-HELP (877-623-3435)
  • Uhlelo Lokulekelela Izisulu Lommeli Omkhulu: uhulumeni/izinsiza/usizo-izisulu/

Ukuze uthole ulwazi mayelana nemizamo yokuvimbela ukushayela ekhubazekile kanye namathuba omnikelo noma amavolontiya vakashela:

 

References:

codot.gov/safety/impaired-driving