Abazali abahlukumezayo bavame ukubuza ukuthi kulungile yini ukuthenga isitifiketi semoto esetshenzisiwe esitolo sokuthengisa igaraji noma isitolo se-intanethi. Ngenkathi isitifiketi semoto esetshenzisiwe singasindisa ama-dollar, kungase kube nokwehlisa ukuphepha. Uma unethemba lokulondoloza imali ethile ngokuboleka noma ukuthenga isihlalo semoto esetshenzisiwe, nansi amathiphu okukusiza ukuthi unqume noma cha ephephile.
Isihlalo Sesihlalo Sezimoto Nomlando
Ungathengi isihlalo semoto esetshenzisiwe ngaphandle uma ungaqinisekisa iminyaka yesihlalo.
Kufanele kube ilebuli yomkhiqizi ngemuva noma phansi kwesihlalo esinikeza usuku lokukhiqiza noma usuku oluthile lokuphela kwesikhathi. Umthetho ojwayelekile wesithupha uyisihlalo sezimoto esiphelelwa yisikhathi siphelelwa iminyaka engu-6 kusukela ngosuku lokukhiqizwa, ngaphandle uma kukhona usuku oluphelelwe yisikhathi olumakwe esihlalweni. Izihlalo zezinsizakalo ngokuvamile ziba nempilo ende. Uma ungaqiniseki mayelana nosuku lokuphela, shayela umenzi. Usuku lomkhiqizo nolwazi lokuxhumana nomkhiqizi kumele kube kwelinye lamalebula okuhlala ngomthetho. Uma amalebula engekho esihlalweni semoto, kungcono ukungayisebenzisi, njengoba amalebuli angakunikeza ulwazi olubalulekile lwamafomethi oluzokwazisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukhumbule. Isihlalo sobukhosi sasihlale isikhathi esingakanani kwisitoreji noma izinga lokushisa lendawo yokugcina alithinti usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi!
Kufanele futhi ufunde umlando wokuphahlazeka kwesihlalo futhi usebenzise inamba yemodeli ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isihlalo asikho ngaphansi kokukhumbula.
Umlando wokuphazamiseka kubalulekile ngoba abakhiqizi bezimoto kanye ne-National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA) banezinqubo zokufaka esikhundleni sokuba isihlalo semoto sisaphinde sisebenze ngemuva kokuphazamiseka. Abanye abakhiqizi bezimoto bathi basuse isikhundla sezimoto ngemuva kokuphazamiseka, isikhathi.
I-NHTSA kanye nabanye abakhiqizi basebenzisa isinqumo ngezinto ezifana nokulimala noma kungabikho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imoto ye-airbags isetshenzisiwe yini, noma ukuthi isisindo somthelela esiphezulu kangakanani esasihlalweni sezingane. Ngokuvamile kunzima ukuqoqa leyo mininingwane kubantu abangabazi lapho uthenga isitifiketi semoto esetshenzisiwe! Ngisho nezihlalo zezimoto ezihilelekile ekuhlaselweni okungathí sina zingase zingabonakali izimbonakaliso zangaphandle, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi basesiphephile ukusebenzisa.
Kumele futhi unqume ukuthi izihlalo zemoto ezisetshenzisiwe zinezinxenye zangempela ezidingekayo zokuphepha. Ezinye izingxenye zingalahleka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Omunye umfanekiso walokhu yi-harness esihlalweni senhlanganisela esisuswa lapho ingane iphuma, futhi kamuva ishintshwe ngaphandle kokubonakala okuncane okuthinta umsebenzi we-harness ekwehleni.
I-Issue of Trust
Ukuthenga isihlalo semoto esetshenzisiwe kusho ukuthi uthemba umthengisi ukuthi akunike ulwazi ngobuqotho. Ungathembela umuntu ongaziwa ngakolunye uhlangothi lwe-eBay ukukutshela ukuthi ngabe isihlalo sezimoto siphelile yini noma cha? Uyamazi umuntu odayiswayo egcekeni elihle ngokwanele ukwazi ukuthi yi-savvy-seat savvy futhi ugcine isihlalo semoto ngokuya komyalelo womkhiqizi? Uma uthemba umuntu ongaziwayo ukuthi akunike lolo hlobo lwamaqiniso ngobuqotho, ubheka ngokuqinisekile impilo yakho yengane, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukwenza lokho ngokukhetha ngokuhlakanipha.
Ukusikisela kwami kungukuthi isabelomali sesitulo esisha semoto futhi sinciphise izindleko kwenye indawo uma kunesidingo.
Uma unomngane othembekile noma ilunga lomndeni ozimisele ukukunika isihlalo somoto esetshenzisiwe, lokho kungase kube ukukhetha okuphephile uma ungaqinisekisa zonke izinto ezibalwe ngenhla, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi isihlalo semoto asiphelelwe yisikhathi.
Ayikwazi Ukuthembela Emehlweni Akho
Ngenkathi ezinye izihlalo zemoto ezingaphelelwa yisikhathi futhi zingakaze zibheke zingabonakala zingcolile futhi ziphelile, okuphambene nakho kungaba yiqiniso. Ezinye izihlalo zemoto ezindala kakhulu zingase zibuke ezintsha, ikakhulukazi uma zichitha isikhathi esiningi eshalofini lesitolo noma zifakwe endaweni ethile ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa.
Izihlalo zezimoto ezihileleke ekuhlakalweni kungenzeka zingabonakali zilimele. Akekho ongakwazi ukubona ngeso lengqondo isihlalo somoto kuwe noma aqinisekise ukuthi kuphephile ukusebenzisa uma umlando ongaziwa noma usengozini.
Uma ungeke uqinisekise zonke izinto ezibalulwe lapha, isihlalo semoto kubhekwa singaphephile ukusetshenziswa, ngisho noma kubonakala sengathi sisesimweni esihle. Ukuphazamiseka kungabangela ukucindezeleka nokubuthakathaka kwesakhiwo okungabonakali ngaphandle, futhi izihlalo zemoto ezindala zingabuthakathaka yizinkathi eziningi zokushisa nokubandayo emotweni. Ngaphandle kokuba isihlalo semoto esetshenzisiwe sisuka kumngane oseduze noma ilungu lomndeni futhi uhlangabezana nalezi zindlela ezingenhla, okukhethwa kukho ukuthenga isihlalo somoto esisha somntanakho.
UHeather Wootton Corley yi-Child Certified Safety Technician-Instructor.