Angiyena unjiniyela, umakhi womgwaqo nanoma yini, kodwa lezi zintambo ezixhumanisa ikhebula ezifakwe emigwaqweni emikhulu zibonakala zingakhangi neze futhi zingangithetheleli. Mhlawumbe lokho kuyingxenye yesikhalazo sabo, noma kungenzeka ukuthi, izindleko zabo eziphansi yingakho zivela emigwaqweni emikhulu ephakathi kwezifunda.
Umnyango Wezokuthutha waseMichigan ubika ukuthi umgoqo wokuhlukanisa amakhebula wehlise inani labantu abashonile engxenyeni emaphakathi yomgwaqo. Izinsimbi zonogada ezilimele zibonakala ngemuva kwengozi eyenzeke ku-Interstate 275 eFarmington Hills.
Kwakudingeka ngizisole mina kuphela ngale ngozi, njengoba ngangishayela ngesivinini esikhulu emvuleni futhi ngishayisa udonga phakathi ngemva kokudlula i-semi-trailer. Ngingafuni ukudubula ngokweqile noma ukuphindela emuva endleleni yeloli, ngachezukela phakathi ngemva kokushayisana kokuqala neloli. Ngisho imvula yayiyidliva, uhlangothi lomshayeli lwemoto lwaludabukile futhi kunezinhlansi eziningi, kodwa ngabaleka. Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngabe ngibe nokusabela okufanayo ukube ngasebenzisa umgoqo wekhebula.
Ngiyasiqonda isidingo somzila omaphakathi ukuze izimoto ezihamba ohlangothini olulodwa zingakwazi ukungena emzileni ozayo zibheke kolunye uhlangothi. Ngikhumbula ingozi eyashona ku-I-94 entshonalanga yomgwaqo u-Baker eminyakeni embalwa edlule lapho iloli elibheke ngasentshonalanga lishayela ngaphandle kwezihibe ku-median futhi lishayisana neloli elibheke empumalanga. Iloli elibheke empumalanga lalingenalo ithuba noma indlela ngoba lase lidlule elinye iloli elibheke empumalanga ngesikhathi lishayisa.
Eqinisweni, lapho ngiwela lesi siqeshana sikathelawayeka, ngahlushwa imicabango yomshayeli weloli ompofu owayebuka iloli elibangise entshonalanga lidlula endaweni ephakathi nendawo. Akukho ayengakwenza futhi akukho lapho ayengaya khona ukuze agweme ingozi, kodwa kwadingeka ayilindele ngemizuzwana embalwa.
Ngemva kokubona izingozi eziningana ezimbi kakhulu emsebenzini wami, isikhathi sabonakala sima noma sihamba kancane lapho zenzeka. Ukujaha kwe-adrenaline futhi kubonakala sengathi okubonayo akwenzekanga ngempela. Kuba nokuzola okufushane lapho yonke into isiphelile, bese izinto ziba ngokushesha kakhulu futhi zishube.
Ngalobo busuku, ngaba nethuba lokukhuluma namaphoyisa amaningana eSifundazwe SaseMichigan, futhi ngababuza ukuthi kwenzekani lapho imoto ishayisa umgwaqo omusha ophakathi emgwaqweni omkhulu. Impendulo elula kakhulu abayinikezile futhi yayilula kakhulu - lezo zintambo zenza umonakalo.
Akhiwe eduze konqenqema lomgwaqo, njengaku-Interstate 94 entshonalanga yedolobha, ajikijela imfucumfucu eningi emuva emgwaqweni womgwaqo futhi avale umgwaqo omkhulu kaningi kunezithiyo zikakhonkolo noma zensimbi.
Kusukela ocwaningweni engilwenzile ngezithiyo zekhebula, zisebenza kahle kakhulu lapho umgoqo wandulelwa ihlombe elibalulekile noma i-midpoint. Nokho, onogada bekhebula basebenza kahle kakhulu, njenganoma yimuphi unogada, uma kunesikhala esikhulu sephutha lomshayeli. Kwesinye isikhathi lokho amaphoyisa akubiza ngokuthi “ukuvuza emgwaqeni” akusho ukuthi imoto izoshayisana nanoma yini.
I-median ebanzi futhi ibonakala inciphisa inkinga yemfucumfucu yezimoto eziphukayo futhi iwele emgwaqeni. Ngeshwa, asikwazi ukunweba imizila emaphakathi emigwaqweni emikhulu ekhona, kodwa izithiyo zikakhonkolo noma zensimbi zingase zibe yisixazululo esiphephile.
Ngokuphathelene nesithiyo sekhebula esimaphakathi, ngabuza amasosha umbuzo ongenakugwenywa ongethusa ngalezi zintambo: “Ingabe intambo idlula ezimotweni nabahamba ngezinyawo ngendlela ebonakala ngayo?” Isosha langiphazamisa lathi: “Bengingafuni ukukhuluma ngakho, ngavele ngaphendula: “ Yebo, kanjalo … ”Ngikhetha izinsimbi ezinamathiselwe ezigxotsheni zokhuni. Babonakala bephephe kakhulu. “
Angizange ngempela ngicabange ngokuvikelwa kwekhebula ngaze ngakhuluma nomgibeli entwasahlobo edlule. Ukhale ngamakhebuli wawabiza ngokuthi “izishishi zezithuthuthu”. Wayesaba ukushaya intambo futhi anqunywe ikhanda.
Ukuze ngidambise ukwesaba komgibeli wamabhayisikili, ngamxoxela ngenjabulo indaba yephoyisa lasenganekwaneni u-Ann Arbor, engalibiza ngokuthi “Njengoba ngishilo, uTed.” UTed ubeyiHighlander, umakadebona waseVietnam naye owasebenzela uMnyango Wamaphoyisa eSalt Lake City ngemuva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ku-Ann Arbor. Phambilini, ngibize “u-Ted njengoba ngishilo” ngokuthi “iphoyisa leqhwa” kukholamu ekhuluma ngezikhindi zakhe ezinezinqola zeqhwa.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, u-Ted kanye neqembu lamaphoyisa akwa-Ann Arbor anomqondo ofanayo babevakashela enyakatho yeMichigan ngezithuthuthu. Eduze kwase-Gaylord, u-Tedra waqondisa ijika, wagijima waphuma emgwaqeni futhi weqa ucingo oluhlabayo. Umngane kaTed omdala kanye nozakwabo “Starlet” bagibele ngemuva kwakhe babona sonke isigameko.
USprocket wethuka futhi wakhuluma noTed kuqala. USprocket wangitshela ukuthi lapho esondela kuTed, owayehlezi kodwa egobile, wayeqiniseka ukuthi umngane wakhe wakudala ufile—yebo, akekho osinda engozini yemoto enjalo.
U-Ted akasindanga nje kuphela, ucingo oluhlabayo lwabanjwa entanyeni yakhe waluphula. Ekhuluma ngokuqina, kusobala ukuthi uTed naye uqinile kunocingo oluhlabayo. Lesi ngesinye sezizathu ezenza ngihlale ngijabule ukusebenza no-Ted nokusekelwa ngocingo lwakhe!
Ngisanda kuhlangana no-Ted ngalobo busuku futhi wayezizwa ephelelwe amandla. Bambelela, mngane wami oluhlaza kanye nomfowethu!
Bambalwa bethu abanamandla njengo-Ted, ngakho-ke iseluleko sami esingcono kakhulu ukugxila, ukwehlisa ijubane, ukubeka phansi ifoni yakho, i-hamburger, noma i-burrito, futhi uhambe ngokucophelela phezu kwalezo zihlukanisi zamakhebula.
U-Rich Kinsey ungumseshi wamaphoyisa ase-Ann Arbor osethathe umhlalaphansi obhala ibhulogi yobugebengu nezokuphepha ye-AnnArbor.com.
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP_RES/docs/reports/3cablegardrail.pdf? - Ucwaningo lwe-Oregon ngokusebenza kwezithiyo zamakhebula ukuvimbela ukuwela. Futhi masingakhohlwa ingxenye eyinhloko yezithiyo zekhebula, ishibhile ukuyifaka futhi kubiza kakhulu ukuyigcina, kodwa izifundo zibonise ukuthi zingabiza kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Njengoba sinenani elikhulu labavoti abakhathalela kakhulu izindleko kunokusindisa izimpilo, lokhu kungaba yimbangela yokushayela. I-MI yenza ucwaningo oluqhubekayo mayelana nalezi zithiyo, okulindeleke ukuba ziphothulwe ngo-2014.
Njengomshayeli wesithuthuthu, lezi zithiyo zamakhebula ziyangethusa. Isijeziso sengozi manje sesiwukunqunywa ikhanda ngokushesha.
Mnu. Kinsey, ubuze umbuzo ofanayo engawenza mayelana nonogada omusha wekhebula. Uma ngibabona ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungani bengekho phakathi komdidiyeli? Uma bekhona onjiniyela bemigwaqo, ngicela uchaze ukuthi kungani beshintshana kwesokunxele nakwesokudla?
Uma isithiyo sisuka kude nomgwaqo, maningi amathuba okuba imoto ishaye isithiyo, idale umonakalo omkhulu emotweni nakubantu abagibele kuyo. Uma isithiyo siseduze nomgwaqo, kubonakala sengathi imoto izoshayisa isithiyo eceleni futhi iqhubeke nokushibilika ize ime. Mhlawumbe kungaba “okuphephe kakhudlwana” ukubeka i- guardrail eduze nomgwaqo ngale ndlela?
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jul-03-2023