Imoto yangasese ibulala izigidi ngonyaka. Minyaka yonke abantu abangaba yizigidi ezingu-1.2 bafa ezingozini kuyilapho amakhulu ezinkulungwane ebulawa izifo ezihlobene nokungcola kwezimoto. Amagesi abamba ukushisa akhishwa izimoto nawo aye abeka izigidi zabantu engozini yezifo, izinhlekelele, nesomiso esihambisana nokuphazamiseka kwesimo sezulu.
Kodwa imikhuba yamasiko yendawo yezimoto ingase ibe umbulali omkhulu kakhulu. Izigidi zabantu zifa minyaka yonke ngenxa yezifo nezimo zempilo ezihlobene nempilo yokunganyakazi. Eqinisweni, i-World Health Organization ikholelwa ukuthi ukungasebenzi komzimba kuyisici sesine esiholela engozini yokufa kwabantu emhlabeni wonke, okubangela ukufa okulinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-3.2 ngonyaka.
Ukuzivocavoca kuye kwaboniswa ukuvikela ezifweni ezingenakubalwa-kusuka ku-osteoporosis kuya ekucindezelekeni-ngaso sonke isikhathi kuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwengqondo nokusiza ukuvimbela i-Alzheimer's. Ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi, โLโexercice, le champion de la prevention contre le cancer,โ iMontrealโs I-Press ibike ukuthi ucwaningo oluhlukene olungaphezu kuka-50 lwathola ukuthi labo abavivinya umzimba njalo mancane amathuba okuba bathole umdlavuza.
Naphezu kwezinzuzo zako, ukuzivocavoca (ikakhulukazi ukuhamba) kwehle kakhulu. Akukho lapho lokhu kuhlaba umxhwele ukwedlula e-U.S. Umhlali ovamile wayehamba amamayela amathathu ngosuku ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule, namuhla isilinganiso singaphansi kwekota yemayela. Oyedwa kuphela kwabangu-1 abantu abadala base-U.S. ohlangabezana namazinga anconyiwe okusebenza komzimba (okuchazwa njengemizuzu engama-4 yanoma yimuphi umsebenzi womzimba izinsuku ezi-30 ngeviki noma umsebenzi onamandla imizuzu engama-5 izinsuku ezi-20 ngesonto).
Indawo Ewakhiwe
Isizathu esikhulu sokuncipha kokuhamba indawo eyakhiwe. Ngokokunye ukuhlola, โabantu ababehlala ezindaweni okuhambeka kalula kuzo babenethuba eliphindwe izikhathi ezingu-2.4 lokuhamba imizuzu engu-30 noma ngaphezulu [ngosuku] kunalabo abahlala ezindaweni ezingahambeki kalula.โ Okokuthutha nakho kuyasiza. Ucwaningo lwesitimela esisha esilula e-Charlotte, eNyakatho Carolina luthole ukuthi labo abayeke ukushayela futhi baqala ukuhamba ngesitimela esilula bahamba ngamamayela angu-1.2 ngaphezu kohambo lwabo lokuya emsebenzini olu-2 futhi balahlekelwa isilinganiso samaphawundi angu-6.45. I-Sprawl kanye nezwe elingaphansi kwedolobha lakhelwe ukusiza izidingo ze-Homo Automotivis, uhlobo olusha oludalwe ikhulu leminyaka labantu abahlala nezimoto kanye ne-capitalism.
Ezingxenyeni ezinkulu zamadolobha, indawo ehlukene iye yavumela imoto ukuba inganeliseki indawoโizindlela zokuhamba azikho noma azixhumekile, izindlela ezinqamulayo aziphawulwanga kahle noma azikho, kanye nesivinini nomthamo wezimoto eziningi kakhulu. Ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokuhamba ngebhayisikili akunangqondo, futhi kuyingozi.
Kunesinye isizathu esenza abantu bayeke ukuhamba: izimoto zisenze savilapha. Lapho sizisebenzisa kakhulu yilapho singakwazi ukukuzwisisa kakhulu ukuhamba ngaphandle kwazo. Enye inhlolovo iphakamisa izinga lokuncika ngokwengqondo lidlulele. Umuntu waseMelika ojwayelekile uzimisele kuphela ukuhamba cishe ikota yemayela futhi, kwezinye izimo, (njengokuthunywa) amafidi angama-400 kuphela. Uma kungenjalo, i-Homo Automotivis ithatha imoto. Izinga langempela lokuthembela ngokuzenzakalelayo livezwa abashayeli abazimisele ukulinda imizuzu emihlanu ukuze bafinyelele indawo yokupaka eseduze kakhulu lapho baya khona kunokuba bapake ibanga elide bese behamba ngezinyawo. Imoto ikhiqize isimo sengqondo lapho ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezimbalwa ezengeziwe kuwukunqotshwa.
Ngisho nabadla imbuya ngothi phakathi kwethu abasanyakazi. Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ezingane zaseMelika azihambi njalo ukuya esikoleni. Lokhu ngokungangabazeki kuthonywa ibanga. Ngo-1969, ingxenye eyodwa kuphela kwezintathu yazo zonke izingane yayihlala amakhilomitha amathathu noma ngaphezulu ukusuka esikoleni; namuhla isibalo sesikhuphuke safinyelela kuhhafu. Kodwa akuzona kuphela izingane ezihlala kude nesikole ezingahambi.
Ngo-1969, amaphesenti angu-87 abafundi ababehlala ibanga elingangekhilomitha nesikole bahamba ngezinyawo, namuhla bayingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu kuphela ethatha uhambo olufanayo. Akumangazi-ke ukuthi ingxenye yesine yazo zonke izinkambo zasemgwaqweni zasekuseni inikezelwe ekushayeleni izingane esikoleni. Ukuminyana kwethrafikhi ezikoleni ezinkulu eziqhutshwa yi-sprawl kuya ngokuya kuvame futhi kwesinye isikhathi kudinga isiqondiso samaphoyisa. Kuncane ukuthi izingane zingakwazi ukuya esikoleni futhi abazali bakwaHomo Automotivis, besabela ukuphepha kwezingane zabo, bancamele ukuzishayela. Ukwesaba okuvame ukucashunwa? Hhayi ubuxhwanguxhwangu noma ukuthumba. Isizathu esikhulu esishiwo abazali sokuvimbela ukuhamba ngaphandle kwabantu kwaba ingozi yomgwaqo.
Uma abazali besebenzisa izimoto ukuze bavikele izingane zabo kwezinye izimoto, lokho kuphumela ezindaweni eziyingozi kakhulu ezitholakala emagcekeni esikole. Isimo semoto siyasibulala ngokoqobo.
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U-Bianca Mugyenyi no-Yves Engler bangababhali be Izimpawu Zokumisa: Izimoto Nobunxiwankulu Emgwaqweni Oya Ekonakaleni Kwezomnotho, Kwezenhlalakahle Nezemvelo.