Inyanga Kazwelonke Yokuvimbela Ukushayela Bedakiwe Nezidakamizwa

Kusukela 1981, uZibandlela uhlonishwe njengeNyanga Kazwelonke Yokuvimbela Ukushayela Edakiwe Nezidakamizwa. Ngaphambi kokubhalisela ukubhala lokhu okuthunyelwe kwebhulogi, bengingakwazi lokho, ngakho bengifuna ukuthola ukuthi kungani! Ikuphi ukuxhumana phakathi kukaDecember nokushayela udakiwe/uphuzile? Ngokusho koHlulo Lwezidakamizwa Nokuphathwa Kwezempilo Yengqondo (SAMHSA), UZibandlela yinyanga ebulalayo kwabashayela bephuzile futhi bedle izidakamizwa, ngeviki eliphakathi kukaKhisimusi noSuku LukaNcibijane lifuna inani eliphakeme kunesilinganiso sabantu.

Ubuwazi ukuthi umshayeli ophuzile ushayeke wadakwa Izikhathi ezingama-80 ngaphambi kokuboshwa kwabo kokuqala? Lesi ngesinye sezibalo eziningi eziphawulekayo engizikhumbulayo emasontweni angu-50 amakilasi okufundisa ngotshwala ayalwe yinkantolo. Kulungile; Ngangiwumshayeli ophuzile.

Ngikhumbula ngivuka ekuseni ngilele phansi egumbini lokuphumula lomzali womngane wami omkhulu, ngethemba ukuthi konke kwakuyiphupho elibi. Kodwa ngangazi ukuthi kwakungenjalo lapho ngibona ithikithi namanye amaphepha ephuma esikhwameni sami. Ngemuva kwalokho kwadingeka ngishayele umama ucingo olusabekayo ngimtshele ngokwenzekile ngoba ngangazi ukuthi ngizobhekana nemiphumela engingeke ngikwazi ukuyifihla kubantu engihlala nabo abasha (abadala) (ngangisanda kuphothula ekolishi futhi ngabuyela endlini. nabazali bami, yebo!). Ngangigcwele ukudumala, ukwesaba, kanye nokukhathazeka ngenxa yalokho okwakungenzeka, okwakusengenzeka, kanye nalokho umndeni wami nabangane abangase bakucabange ngami ngenxa yezenzo zami.

Ngaphezu kwamakilasi otshwala amasonto onke, kwakudingeka ngikhokhe izimali zenkantolo kanye nezinhlawulo, ngiqede amahora angaphezu kwekhulu enkonzo yomphakathi, ngihambele ithimba labahlukunyezwa yi-Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), ngifake umshini wokuvala imoto emotweni yami, futhi nsuku zonke ukuchama (UAs) ngoba ngangingavunyelwe ukuphuza utshwala. Ngemuva kokuthi konke sekushiwo futhi kwenziwa, ngangikhokhe imali engaphezulu kuka-$ 100 ngenxa yokungaphenduli kwami, ingasaphathwa engenakuthethelelwa futhi engacabangeli ngendlela eyingozi, ukukhetha ukuphuza nokushayela. Noma ngamanye amazwi, njengoba ngafunda kuwo wonke amakilasi ami otshwala, ngangingaqasha indiza enophephela emhlane ukuze indiyise ekhaya ngalobo busuku, yangibiza kancane futhi yayiningi. iphephe.

Kungase kuzwakale sengathi ngikhononda ngesijeziso sami, kodwa akunjalo. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwazizwa kungaphezu kwamandla, kodwa futhi ngabonga ngokufunda isifundo sami ngaphandle kokulimaza omunye umuntu, kuhlanganise nabangane bami ababili ababegibele imoto yami nanoma ubani engahlangana naye endleleni ngalobo busuku noma mina ngokwami, noma kulimaze noma iyiphi impahla. Ngishilo ekuqaleni kokuthunyelwe kwami ​​​​kubhulogi ukuthi umshayeli ophuzile ojwayelekile uye washayela izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-80 ngaphambi kokuboshwa kwabo okokuqala, futhi ngenkathi ngingakhumbuli ukuthi ngangishayele kangaki ngiphuzile ngalesi sikhathi empilweni yami, bekungeyona okokuqala. Futhi ukuba angizange ngidonswe ngale ngalobobusuku, mhlawumbe bekungeke kube okokugcina. Lesi sigameko sashintsha impilo yami; ukuphuza nokushayela akuseyona inketho.

Ngakho futhi, uma ngizwakala sengathi ngiyakhononda, anginjalo. Ngokujabulisayo, ngibe nenhlanhla yokufunda isifundo esibalulekile (futhi esibizayo) ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izisulu. Ngenkathi ngithola i-DUI yami ngo-2011, i-Uber yasheshe yavela njengendlela esebenzayo yokugibela ephephile ekhaya emadolobheni amakhulu, kodwa ngeshwa, yayingakafiki indlela eya e-Highlands Ranch, Colorado. A ucwaningo lwamuva yi-Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) ithole ukuthi ukugibela kwehliswe ukuhlukumezeka kwezimoto ngo-38.9%.

Ngakho-ke isifundo sami masibe yisifundo kuwe. Ngicela ungakutholi ngendlela enzima. Manje njengoba sekuyinkathi yamaholide, isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokukhumbuza abangani bakho, umndeni, kanye nobathandayo ukuthi ukushayela udakiwe akuwona neze umqondo omuhle. Ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukuphuza, yiba necebo. Ungaqoka umshayeli oqokiwe noma usebenzise izinsiza ze-rideshare ezifana ne-Uber noma i-Lyft, noma mhlawumbe uhlala endaweni yedolobha elikhulu, futhi uyakwazi ukufinyelela ezokuthutha zomphakathi noma itekisi yakudala.

Amaholide amahle futhi ukhumbule ukugubha ngokuzibophezela!

links:

nationaltoday.com/national-drunk-and-drugged-driving-prevention-month/

samhsa.gov/blog/national-impaired-driving-prevention-month – :~:text=Kungakho ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuze ubuyele ekhaya ngokuphepha

madd.org/statistic/an-average-drunk-driver-has-driven-drunk-over-80-times-before-first-arrest/

madd.org/drunk-driving/safe-ride/

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2780664?guestAccessKey=811639fe-398b-4277-b59c-54d303ef9233&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=060921

madd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Drunk-Driving-Facts-04.12.22.pdf