Uhambo lwabaqeqeshi lungaba inqwaba yobumnandi, likuyise ezindaweni ezihlukile ongazizwa ukhululekile ukuzishayela ngokwakho. Kodwa, kubantu abangakwazi ukuhamba kancane, uhambo lokuqeqesha noma lwebhasi lungaba ukuphela kwendlela yokuthutha abangayisebenzisa, yingakho kubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi lezi zimoto zihlinzekele abantu abakuthola kunzima ukuzizulazula. Izimoto ezifinyeleleka ngesihlalo sabakhubazekile ziya ngokuya zigqama emphakathini wanamuhla, okuhlanganisa nabaqeqeshi abafana nabaqeqeshi, kodwa ingabe ngempela bahamba ibanga elide ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi ezokuthutha zalabo abanezinkinga zokuhamba azinazihibe ngangokunokwenzeka?
Yebo - Ama-Ramps Esikhundleni Sezitebhisi
Njengoba ungase uqaphele kwamanye amabhasi, kudingeka izitebhisi ukuze ufinyelele izihlalo ezitholakala ngemuva komqeqeshi. Kulabo abadinga ukusebenzisa isihlalo esinamasondo ukuze bahambe, lokhu akwenzeki neze futhi kuzovimbela umuntu ukuba afinyelele kulezi zihlalo. Nokho, abaqeqeshi baye baqinisekisa ukuthi isiqhingi sabo asizitebhisi, futhi esikhundleni salokho basebenzisa amarempu acashile ukuze avumele labo abahamba ngesihlalo esinamasondo noma ngodondolo ukuba bafinyelele kulezi zihlalo. Lokhu kuyaqabula kakhulu ukubona, futhi singathemba kuphela ukubona umkhuba uqhubeka kubaqeqeshi esikhathini esizayo esibonakalayo.
Yebo - Izikhala zezihlalo ezinamasondo
Ayanda abaqeqeshi abaqinisekisayo ukuthi kukhona okungenani indawo eyodwa yesihlalo sabakhubazekile emotweni, okuvumela labo abahamba ngesihlalo esinamasondo ukuthi bahlale ngokuthula futhi bazi ukuthi ngeke badinge ukuzabalaza ukuze bazikhiphe esihlalweni bangene kwesinye. Lokhu kwenza impilo ibe lula kakhulu kubantu abaningi abanokunyakaziswa okunciphile, futhi kuqede ukukhathazeka okungenzeka babe nakho ngokuzikhandla noma ukuziphoxa emphakathini. Phela abantu abanokuhamba kancane bafuna ukukhululeka, okuyikhona kanye okufinyelelwa yizihlalo zabakhubazekile kumqeqeshi.
Cha - Dinga Isikhala Esikhulu Sezithuthuthu Zokuhamba
Abaqeqeshi banendawo enkulu yokugcina imithwalo okungeyabagibeli, kodwa lesi sikhala sidinga ukuthuthukiswa kulabo abasebenzisa isikuta. Manje njengoba ubuchwepheshe buyachuma esizukulwaneni sethu, abantu abaningi abanokuhamba okunciphile basebenzisa isikuta njengendlela yokuzizulazula ngokuphambene nesihlalo esinamasondo esijwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, abaqeqeshi ngokuvamile abakwazi ukuhlinzekela laba bantu, njengoba umqeqeshi engase angabi nayo indawo yokugcina i-mobility scooter, noma amandla okusithwala. Kodwa-ke, njengoba lezi zithuthuthu sezihlakanipha nakakhulu, futhi zivame ukugoqwa ukuze kwandiswe isikhala, abaqeqeshi bangakwazi ukubhekelela laba bantu esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, futhi bavumele abantu abane-mobility scooter ukuthi bazitholele ngokuphepha kumqeqeshi.
Cha - Izindlu zangasese Kusenzima Ukuzingena
Izinkinga eziningi zokuhamba ziphakama uma sesigugile, futhi ukuguga kufika esinyeni esibuthakathaka. Ngenxa yalokhu, izindlu zangasese kumqeqeshi zidinga ukufinyeleleka ngangokunokwenzeka; uma kungenjalo abagibeli bangase bangakhululeki ngokwedlulele. Kodwa-ke, abaqeqeshi abaningi kulezi zinsuku banezindlu zangasese ezingaphansi kwezitebhisi ezijulile kakhulu, okwenza kube nzima ukufinyelela labo abangakwazi ukuhamba. Nakuba lokhu kuwudaba olunzima ukuxazulula ngenxa yokubumbana komqeqeshi, kungase kusetshenziswe uhlelo lapho ukungena endlini yangasese kungase kuhlale ngaphandle ngaphandle komqeqeshi. Ngale ndlela, lapho umuntu okhubazekile edinga indlu yangasese, umqeqeshi angama ngokuphepha eduze futhi adedele umgibeli ukuze azikhulule.
Ngakho-ke, kusobala ukubona ukuthi abaqeqeshi benza kanjani umzamo oqotho wokwenza ukuhamba ngomqeqeshi kube lula kulabo abanokuhamba okulinganiselwe, nokho-ke abaningi basasenendlela ende okufanele bayihambe ngaphambi kokuthuthukisa ngokugcwele izinsiza zabo ezifinyeleleka kalula.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- However, as these scooters are becoming even smarter, and are often able to be folded to optimise space, coaches may be able to cater for these people in the near future, and allow people with a mobility scooter to get themselves safely on the coach.
- More and more coaches are ensuring that there is at least one wheelchair space on the vehicle, allowing those within a wheelchair to sit peacefully and know that they won't need to struggle to get themselves out of the chair and into another.
- Whilst this is a difficult issue to solve due to the compact nature of a coach, a system could be implemented where access to the toilet can also reside from the outside of the coach.
