Izihlalo zemoto zanamuhla zingafakwa ngebhande lesikhulu noma uhlelo lwe-LATCH. Abazali abaningi bafuna isilinganiso esithile sokuphepha uma kuziwa ekuvikelweni kwengane yabo emgwaqweni, okuholela abanye abazali ukuba bafake isihlalo semoto yabo yomntwana kanye nomshini wokuhlala emotweni kanye nesistimu ye-LATCH. Kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani abanye abazali bakholelwa ukuthi uma umuntu eboshiwe ephethe isihlalo semoto emotweni kuhle, amabhande amabili ayifake emotweni kumele abe ngcono.
Ukusebenzisa izindlela zokufaka ezimbili akudingi ukwengeza ingqimba eyengeziwe yokuvikela, noma kunjalo.
Okwenza Ungakwazi Ukusebenzisa i-Seat Belt ne-LATCH
Izihlalo zezimoto zenzelwe ukusingatha amabutho e-crash ngezindlela ezithile. Ngenkathi siyazi, ngenxa yokuhlolwa kwe-crash federally, isihlalo semoto somntwana sizobhekana nokukhwabanisa uma kufakwe ibhande lesikhulu, noma ngesistimu ye-LATCH, asazi ukuthi isihlalo somoto esifanayo sizokwazi ukumelana namandla lapho kusetshenziswa khona amasistimu ngesikhathi esifanayo. Ukubeka amabhande amabili wokufaka ngendlela efanayo nebhande kungabangela ukucindezeleka emgodini wegumbi lezimoto ezivela ezingxenyeni ezimbili ezahlukene ngesikhathi kuphahlazeka, okwenza kube nokuhlukana. Ukusebenzisa amabhande amabili wokufaka nakho kungagxila ekuqhumeni okungaphezulu kwendawo encane yesihlalo semoto, okungaholela ekuhambeni noma ukwehluleka ngezindlela esingakwazi ukuzibikezela kalula.
Ukubusa kwesithupha okumele ulandele ngokufaka ukungasebenzisi nanini isihlalo semoto somntwana ngendlela engahlosiwe ngumenzi.
Uma ufaka isihlalo semoto usebenzisa izindlela ezingakhange zichazwe kumhlahlandlela wokufundisa, empeleni, usebenzisa ingane yakho njenge-test crash test. Asikwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kuzokwenzekani uma izihlalo zemoto zisetshenziswa ngezindlela ezingazange zihlaselwe futhi zivunywe. Funda imiyalelo yakho yokuhlala emotweni kanye nencwadi yakho yomnikazi wemoto ukuthola ukuthi isihlalo sakho semoto singafakwa kanjani.
Uma ungeke ukwazi ukuthola isihlalo semoto efakwe ngokuqinile usebenzisa ibhande lesikhulu semoto noma uhlelo lwe-LATCH, thola uchwepheshe wezokuphepha wabanikazi oqinisekisiwe noma isiteshi sokuhlola isihlalo semoto ngokuvakashela i-Safe Kids USA.
Iyiphi Indlela Yokufaka Ehle Kakhulu?
Kufanele ukhethe indlela yokufaka evumela ukuthi uzuze kahle imoto yakho. Isihlalo semoto sifakwe kahle uma ungakwazi ukuyihambisa ngaphezu kwe-intshi kunoma iyiphi indlela lapho ubamba isihlalo semoto endleleni yebhande nalapho lapho isihlalo semoto sisezingeni elifanele, njengokungathi lapho ubheke khona.
Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi amahange angaphansi kwesistimu ye-LATCH anomkhawulo wesisindo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma usebenzisa uhlelo lwe-LATCH ukufaka isihlalo somoto wengane yakho, kuzodingeka ushintshele ekufakweni kwesibhande sokuhlala lapho ingane yakho ifinyelela umkhawulo wesisindo. Umkhawulo wokulinganisa we-anchor ophansi manje ubhalwe ohlwini lwamalebula okuhlala emotweni nasencwadini yokufundiswa, ngakho-ke kudingeka udinga indawo lapho umenzi akutshela ukuthi ushintshe endleleni yokugcina ibhande. Kungcono ukufunda kokubili izindlela zokufaka kusukela ekuqaleni ukuze ulungele noma yikuphi ukushintshwa kwemoto, futhi.
Ukwaziswa kokuphepha kwekhono yemoto kungashintsha ngokushesha kakhulu. Ngesikhathi kulungile manje ukuthi uthi kufanele usebenzise ibhande lesikhulu noma i-LATCH ukufaka isihlalo sakho semoto, umenzi angakwazi ukunquma kusasa ukuthi avumele ukusebenzisa kokubili.
Uma lokho kwenzeka, kuzokucaciswa ngokucacile encwadini yokufundisa. Loluhlobo lwenguquko lungasho ukuthi umkhiqizi uqhubekile ahlolwe izihlalo zabo zemoto ngaleyo ndlela yokufakwa, futhi watholakala ukwenza ngokwanele ukushayeka. Njengoba kunoma yikuphi okuhlobene nokuhlala kwezimoto, kufanele ufunde njalo leyo ncwadi yokufundisa, ngisho noma ucabanga ukuthi uyazi kahle imodeli yokuhlala emotweni. Ezinye izibuyekezo zingenziwa ezisebenzisayo izinguqulo ezintsha zesikhala semoto efanayo.
UHeather Corley ungumqeqeshi-Umqeqeshi we-Child Passenger Safety-Instructor.