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