Zingase zibukeke zinkulu ngokwanele ukuba zingashayela njengabantu abadala – kodwa izingane ezineminyaka ephakathi kuka-4 no-12 zivame ukushayela zingavikelekile. Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika igubha Iviki Lokuphepha Kwabagibeli Bezimoto Abancane kusukela ngomhla ka-21 kuya ku-27 kuMandulo, ochwepheshe bakhuthaza abazali ukuba bangalushiyi olulodwa lwezinyathelo ezibaluleke kakhulu, futhi ngokuvamile ezinganakwa, zokuphepha emotweni: isihlalo esiphakamisayo (booster seat).
“Abazali abaningi bakubona ukusuka esihlalweni semoto kuya kubhande lesihlalo njengesinyathelo sokuzimela,” kusho uDebbie Billson, wakwaMaxi-Cosi. “Kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi, ibhande lesihlalo elivamile alihambelani nomzimba wengane. Ukweqa isinyathelo sesihlalo esiphakamisayo kubeka izingane engozini enkulu.”
Umthetho waseNingizimu Afrika njengamanje ugunyaza izihlalo zezimoto kuphela ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-3. Kodwa lokho kushiya igebe eliyingozi. Izingane ezineminyaka ephakathi kuka-4 no-12, ezinkulu kakhulu ukuba zingahlala ezihlalweni zezingane kodwa ezincane kakhulu ukuba zingafakwa amabhande ezihlalo zabantu abadala, zivame ukushiywa zingavikelekile.
Izihlalo eziphakamisayo zenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukugcwalisa lelo gebe. Zipakamisa ingane ukuze ibhande lesihlalo lemoto lihlale kahle ezinqeni nasenhlane – hhayi ngendlela eyingozi esiswini noma entanyeni.
“Ibhande lesihlalo elingabekwe kahle lingabangela ukulimala okukhulu ngaphakathi emzimbeni noma emgogodleni engozini,” kuchaza uBillson. “Ngesihlalo esiphakamisayo, ibhande elifanayo liba isici sokuphepha esisindisa impilo.”
Izinombolo Zikhuluma Ngazo Zodwa
- Ukuze kwehle ngisho ngo-59% ubungozi bokulimala ezinganeni ezineminyaka engu-4 kuya ku-8 lapho zisebenzisa isihlalo esiphakamisayo uma ziqhathaniswa nokusebenzisa ibhande lesihlalo kuphela.
- Yakhelwe ukwamukela imizimba ekhulayo nokuqinisekisa ukuhlanganiswa kwamabhande okuphepha.
- Isiza ukusabalalisa amandla okushayisana ezindaweni eziqinile zomzimba wengane.
Naphezu kwalokhu, ukusetshenziswa kwezihlalo eziphakamisayo kusekuphansi eNingizimu Afrika – ikakhulu ngenxa yokuntuleka kolwazi kanye nemibono ephelelwe yisikhathi yokuthi amabhande ezihlalo kuphela “anele.”
Izingane kufanele ziqhubeke nokusebenzisa isihlalo esiphakamisayo kuze kube yilapho zifinyelela ukuphakama okungu-150 cm – ngokuvamile cishe iminyaka engu-10 kuya ku-12. Izingane eziningi ezingaphansi kwalolu phakama azikakhuli ngokwanele ukuba ibhande lesihlalo lilingane kahle ngokwalo. Uma ibhande eliphansi libambelela esiswini noma ibhande lehla entanyeni, ingane yakho isadinga isihlalo esiphakamisayo!
Izimoto zesimanje zakhiwe kucatshangwa ukuphepha, kodwa zakhelwe imizimba yabantu abadala. Kungakho iKelston Motor Group, umhlanganyeli oziqhenyayo kulo mkhankaso, yenza abantu bazi ngokubaluleka kwezibopho zezingane ezifanele – ngisho nasezimoto eziphephe kakhulu.
“Izihlalo eziphakamisayo azikhethekile; ziyisinyathelo esibalulekile ohambweni lwayo yonke ingane lokuhamba ngokuphepha,” kusho uPeter McNaughton, uMqondisi Olawulayo weKelston Motor Group. “Noma iyiphi ingane engaphansi kuka-150 cm ubude isadinga isihlalo esiphakamisayo – kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ibukeka ikhule kangakanani.”
Iviki Lokuphepha Kwabagibeli Bezimoto Abancane (21–27 kuMandulo) yisikhathi esifanele sokuhlola ukuthi isihlalo semoto yengane yakho simiswe kanjani. Ngoba uma kuziwa ekugcineni ingane yakho iphephile emigwaqweni, akukho okufana nokweqa isinyathelo.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, sicela uvakashele: https://maxicosisa.co.za/news/child-passenger-safety/
