Kubantu abaningi e-Dubai abavame ukusebenzisa izithuthi zomphakathi, izithuthuthu zikagesi ziyinketho yokuqala yokuhamba phakathi kweziteshi zikamasipala namahhovisi/amakhaya. Esikhundleni samabhasi adla isikhathi namatekisi abizayo, basebenzisa ama-e-bikes imayela lokuqala nelokugcina lohambo lwabo.
Kusakhamuzi saseDubai u-Mohan Pajoli, ukusebenzisa isikuta sikagesi phakathi kwesiteshi sikamasipala wesitimela nehhovisi/nekhaya lakhe kungamongela u-Dh500 ngenyanga.
“Njengoba angilidingi itekisi elisuka esiteshini sikamasipala eliya ehhovisi noma elisuka esiteshini sesitimela liya ehhovisi, sengiqala ukonga cishe u-Dh500 ngenyanga. Futhi, isici sesikhathi sibaluleke kakhulu. Ukugibela isithuthuthu sikagesi usuka ehhovisi lami Ukuya nokubuya esiteshini sesitimela esingaphansi komhlaba, ngisho nalapho isiminyaminya ebusuku, kulula.”
Ukwengeza, isakhamuzi saseDubai sithe naphezu kokushaja ama-e-scooters aso njalo ebusuku, izikweletu zakhe zikagesi azikhuphukanga kakhulu.
Emakhulwini ezithuthi zomphakathi ezivamile ezifana ne-Payyoli, izindaba zokuthi i-Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) izonweba ukusetshenziswa kwama-e-scooters ezifundeni ezingu-21 ngo-2023 ziphefumula. Njengamanje, ama-scooters kagesi avunyelwe ezifundeni eziyi-10. I-RTA imemezele ukuthi kusukela ngonyaka ozayo izimoto zizovunyelwa ezindaweni ezintsha ezingu-11. Izindawo ezintsha yilezi: Al Twar 1, Al Twar 2, Umm Suqeim 3, Al Garhoud, Muhaisnah 3, Umm Hurair 1, Al Safa 2, Al Barsha South 2, Al Barsha 3, Al Quoz 4 kanye noNad Al Sheba 1.
Izithuthuthu zikagesi zilungele kakhulu abagibeli phakathi kwamakhilomitha angu-5-10 ukusuka esiteshini esingaphansi komhlaba. Ngamathrekhi azinikele, ukuhamba kulula ngisho nangehora lokugijima. Izithuthuthu zikagesi manje seziyingxenye ebalulekile yohambo lwemayela lokuqala nelokugcina kubagibeli abasebenzisa izithuthi zomphakathi.
U-Mohammad Salim, isikhulu sezokuthengisa esihlala e-Al Barsha, uthe isikuta sakhe sikagesi sifana “nomsindisi”. Uyajabula ngokuthi i-RTA ithathe isinyathelo sokuvula izindawo ezintsha zama-e-scooters.
USalim wengeze wathi: “I-RTA iyacabangela futhi inikeza imizila ehlukene ezindaweni eziningi zokuhlala, okwenza kube lula ngathi ukugibela. Ngokuvamile kuthatha imizuzu engu-20-25 ukulinda ibhasi esiteshini esiseduze nendlu yami. Ngemoto yami ye-skateboard kagesi, angongi imali kuphela kodwa nesikhathi. Sekukonke, ngitshala imali elinganiselwa ku-Dh1,000 esithuthuthu sikagesi, ngenze umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu.”
Isikuta sikagesi sibiza phakathi kuka-Dh1,000 no-Dh2,000. Izinzuzo zibaluleke kakhulu. Futhi kuyindlela eluhlaza okotshani yokuhamba.
Isidingo sama-scooters kagesi siye sakhula ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, futhi abathengisi bezitolo nabathengisi balindele ukunyuka okwengeziwe njengoba kungena ubusika. Umthengisi u-Aladdin Akrami uthe ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka ukuthi ubone ukwanda kwamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-70 ekuthengisweni kwe-e-bike.
I-Dubai inemithethonqubo eyahlukene mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwama-scooters kagesi. Ngokusho kwe-RTA, ukuze kugwenywe izinhlawulo, abasebenzisi kufanele:
- okungenani iminyaka engu-16 ubudala
- Gqoka isigqoko sokuzivikela, igiya elifanele kanye nezicathulo
-Paka ezindaweni eziqokiwe
- Gwema ukuvimba indlela yabahamba ngezinyawo nezimoto
- Gcina ibanga eliphephile phakathi kwama-scooters kagesi, amabhayisikili nabahamba ngezinyawo
- Ungaphathi lutho oluzokwenza ukuthi isikuta sikagesi singalingani
- Yazisa iziphathimandla ezinekhono uma kwenzeka ingozi
- Gwema ukugibela ama-e-scooters ngaphandle kwemizila ebekiwe noma eyabiwe
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Nov-22-2022