Kunempi yasenkantolo ethokozisayo eyenzeka e-California. Umbuso uzama ukusungula izindinganiso ezintsha zokukhishwa kwezisi ezingcolisa umoya. Imithetho enjalo inganciphisa ukungcoliswa kwegesi ngo-25% ezimotweni nasemalolini amancane kanye no-18% kuma-SUV. I-California isivele inamazinga aqine kakhulu kumazinga esizwe amukelwe yizifundazwe eziyi-10, kubandakanya neNew York. Lesi siphakamiso esisha sizodlula amazinga e-federal emissions futhi kungenzeka sigcine senyuse izinga lezwe lonke. Qagela ukuthi ubani ongajabule ngalokhu? Phakathi kokunye, i-DaimlerChrysler Corp., iGeneral Motors, i-Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers bafake icala, bethi i-California yephula umthetho we-Federal Clean Air Act ngoba umbuso awuzange uthole ukuhoxiswa kwe-Environmental Protection Agency. Ngamanye amazwi, iziqhwaga zezimoto zihambisana ne-EPA kanye ne-Clean Air Act ukuze iphule imithetho eklanyelwe ukubhekana nezinkinga zokufudumala komhlaba nempilo yabantu. Lesi simo ungasifaka ohlwini oluyishumi oluthi kungani izimoto zimunca. Nazi ezinye izizathu eziyisishiyagalolunye:
2. Bumper-to-bumper
Kusukela ngo-1950 kuya ku-1970, inani lezimoto zase-US landa ngokushesha ngokuphindwe kane kunesibalo sabantu. Namuhla, kunezimoto ezingaba yizigidi ezingama-200 eMelika. Ngenxa yalokho, thina bantu baseMelika sichitha amahora ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-8 ngonyaka sibambekile emgwaqeni.
3. Izimoto zibulala abantu
Phakathi nekhulu lamashumi amabili, abantu baseMelika abayizigidi ezingu-250 balimala noma balimala ezingozini zezimoto. Njalo ngosuku olulodwa e-US, isilinganiso sabantu abangu-121 babulawa ezingozini zezimoto. Imbangela ehamba phambili yokufa kwezingane ezineminyaka engu-5 kuya kwengu-14 eNew York City izingozi zezimoto zabahamba ngezinyawo.
4. Izimoto zibulala izilwane
Izimoto, ama-SUV, amaloli, nezinye izimoto ezishisa izinsalela ezimbiwa phansi zibulala izilwane zasendle eziyisigidi ngesonto e-US-ngaphandle kwezinkulungwane zezilwane ezifuywayo zomndeni.
5. Ukusabalala kwamadola
Phakathi nekhulu leminyaka elidlule, indawo elingana nawo wonke umhlaba olimekayo e-Ohio, Indiana, nasePennsylvania yagandaywa e-U.S. Le ndawo idinga ukulungiswa okubiza ngaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-200 ngosuku. (Izindleko ezicashile zesiko lezimoto zenza cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-464 ngonyaka e-US kuphela, okuningi kwalokho kuya ekusekeleni ubukhona bezempi ePersian Gulf.)
6. Ukufudumala?
Izimoto zikhipha ingxenye eyodwa kwezine yamagesi abamba ukushisa e-US.
7. Amafutha emithanjeni yethu
I-US isebenzisa amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-60 ngonyaka kuwoyela wangaphandle. Kushiswa imiphongolo kawoyela eyizigidi eziyisishiyagalombili ngosuku ezimotweni zase-US. Lokho kungamalitha angama-450 umuntu ngamunye ngonyaka.
8. Bamoshekile bonke
Izimoto zakha amaphawundi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-7 wemfucumfucu engasetshenzisiwe kanye nemfucuza ngonyaka.
9. Ukushiya irabha
Njengoba cishe amathayi alahliwe acishe abe yibhiliyoni egcwele indawo yethu egandayiwe ngokwandayo, zindla ngalokhu: Wonke amathayi alahlekelwa ikhilogremu eyodwa yenjoloba ngonyaka, akhiphe izinhlamvu zenjoloba emincane ku-stratosphere bese sibuyela phansi ukuze sithole ikhaya elisha emanzini ethu kanye/noma amaphaphu. 10. Izimoto ziyisihogo Phakathi nezinsuku ezingu-40 zeMpi (yokuqala) yaseGulf, abantu baseMelika abangu-146 bafa begcina umhlaba uphephile ku-petroleum ngenkathi besekhaya, abantu baseMelika abangu-4900 bafa ezingozini zezimoto.
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