Abazali abaningi abazange bakhule ngokuthumela imiyalezo. Ngenxa yalokho, kungenzeka ukuthi abanakho ukuthumela imiyalezo e-radar yabo njengengozi engenzeka enganeni yabo. Nokho, iqiniso lokuthi ukuthumela imiyalezo kungaba yingozi empilweni nenhlalakahle yengane. Nazi ezinye izingozi zokuthumela abazali okufanele zibheke kuzo.
Ukuthumela imiyalezo nokushayela: Ukuhlanganiswa okubulalayo
Abazali bami babekhathazekile ngami ngokuhambisana nomdlali wekhasethi lapho ngingumshayeli omusha.
Manje, abazali kufanele bakhathazeke ngama-MP3 abadlali, izinhlelo ze-GPS, namafoni. Kungase kubonakale kuyabonakala, kodwa ukuthumela imiyalezo nokushayela akuhambisani ndawonye. Noma kunini lapho ukunakwa kwengane yakho kususwa emgwaqweni, kuyisethi esenzelwe ingozi. Njengalabo bethu abaqhubayo bazi, izingozi ezingase zivele zivele ngokushesha uma ushayela. Uma uphazamiseka, awukwazi ukuphendula ngokufanele noma ngesikhathi.
Ucwaningo olwenziwa yiVirginia Tech Transportation Institute luchaza ukuthi ukuthumela imiyalezo eyingozi nokushayela kuyini ngempela. Abacwaningi bafundela abashayeli abasebenzisa izimoto zabo ebangeni elihlangene lamamayela angaphezu kwezigidi eziyisithupha. Ukuthumelela imiyalezo akuzange kufundwe kulezo zimoto, kodwa ukuthumela imiyalezo ngenkathi ushayela iloli kwandisa ingozi yengozi nge-2320% emangalisayo. Ukudayela ucingo ngenkathi ushayela imoto kwandisa ingozi yengozi ngo-280%; ubungozi ngenkathi ushayela imoto enzima yanda ngo-590%.
Abacwaningi baphetha ngokuthi, lapho uthumela imiyalezo, amehlo akho asemgwaqweni isikhathi esanele sokuhamba nomgwaqo ubude bebhola lebhola ngenkathi ehamba ngamamayela angu-55 ngehora.
Lesi yisikhathi eside sokungaqapheli okwenzekayo phambi kwakho. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi isikhathi esingabheki emgwaqweni yilokho okufaka inani eliphakeme kakhulu lezingozi.
Nakuba imithetho isesebenzayo ukuvimbela ukuthumela imiyalezo ngenkathi ushayela, intsha akumele ikwazi ukuthumela imiyalezo ngenkathi ushayela njalo.
Ukushayela kuyilungelo kumntanakho, futhi wenza imithetho. Ukuze uphephe ingane yakho kanye nabanye abashayela emgwaqweni, akukho ukuthumela imiyalezo ngenkathi ushayela kudingeka kube ngumthetho. (Okufanayo kuya kubantu abadala.)
Ukuthumela imiyalezo nokulala: Ingozi yokuthumela umbhalo
Uke wambona umntanakho wehla ehlathini ngenxa yokuthi engakaze alale ngokwanele? Kwenzeke kangaki lokhu ngoba ingane yakho iphakanyisiwe ukuthumela imiyalezo ngobusuku bonke?
Intsha idinga ukulala okwanele nokungaphazanyiswa ukuze kuphapheme futhi kuqaphele usuku oluzayo. Umthelela obala walokho ukulala ungomsebenzi wesikole, kunjalo. Empeleni, kuye kwahlanganiswa namazinga aphansi okusebenza ekilasini.
Kodwa nakakhulu nakakhulu, i-National Highway Safety Traffic Administration inqume ukuthi kunezingozi ezingaphezu kuka-100 000 ngonyaka ezihlobene nokugubha-okubangelwa ukushona kuka-1 500.
Intombazane elele yinkinga enganaki - nomshayeli. Uma wazi noma usola ukuthi ingane yakho ithumela imiyalezo ebusuku, cabanga ukuthi uyayibamba ifoni yakhe endaweni ejwayelekile - noma ikamelo lakho - njalo kusihlwa.
Ukuthumela imiyalezo nge-SMS
Ukuthumela imiyalezo nge-sexting kuyinto ekhulayo. Kube khona amacala amaningi ezindabeni eziphathelene nentsha ezithatha izithombe zobulili ezicacile futhi zizithumele komunye umuntu.
Kwezinye izimo, intombazane ihlose ukuthi izithombe zibonwe kuphela ngumuntu ayithumele kuyo. Kodwa-ke, kunezimo zezithombe ezithunyelwa kwabanye, ezingabangela ukuhlekwa usulu, ukuhlazeka noma ukuthunyelwa komphakathi nakakhulu.
Kodwa kukhona okuningi. Kwezinye izimo, ukuthatha noma ukusabalalisa izithombe ezicacile noma zobulili zomuntu oneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-18 kungubugebengu (izingane ezingcolile zobulili). Yini engacacile ukuthi imithetho yamanje yezithombe zobulili ezingcolile zisebenza kanjani ezithombeni ezithathwe yincane eyedwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le mithetho isebenza kanjani uma isithombe sisatshalaliswa ngumamukeli ohlosiwe osencane?
Eminye imithetho yombuso ibhekene nale nkinga enzima, kodwa abazali kufanele bakhulume nentsha yabo ngalolu daba okwamanje. Abanye abasha baye bashushiswa ngaphansi komthetho wamanje futhi manje banecala ngokumelene nabo njengoba kubhekwa njengabaphula umthetho. Ingane yakho idinga ukwazi ukuthi kungaba nemiphumela engathà sina nempilo yokuthumelelana imiyalezo nge-SMS.
Futhi mayelana nokucindezela okwenyuka kwentsha kunomuzwa wokuthi ubulili. Izitatimende eziphathelene nentsha kanye nobulili zibonisa ukuthi cishe isigamu sabantwana besikole esiphakeme abazange bahlanganyele ngesondo. Lokhu akuyona umlayezo iningi lentsha ekutholeni, noma kunjalo. Umqondo wukuthi intsha eningi isoka ocansini nokuthi ingane yakho ingavamile uma ivula.
Ukuba "nenkulumo" nomntanakho kungase kungakhululekile, kodwa kubalulekile ukugcina imigqa yokuxhumana evulekile nengane yakho mayelana nesihloko socansi. Uma ukhuluma ngezocansi nokuziphatha ngokocansi, cabanga ngokukhulisa isihloko sokuthumelelana imiyalezo nge-imeyli. Ingane yakho ayikho isidingo sokuzizwa noma yokuziphatheka njengento ephathelene nocansi, naphezu kokucindezela. Khuluma ngokuthi ukuthunyelwa kwe-sexting kungathinta kanjani ukuziphatha ngokocansi. Ukuba nale ngxoxo kungasiza ingane yakho ukuthi ibonakale ukuthi ukuthumelelana imiyalezo nge-imeyli akuyona ingozi, futhi kungaba nemiphumela kamuva.
Izingozi zokuthumela imiyalezo zingabonakala noma zingaba zicashile. Uma ubona inkinga, yilawule ngokushesha. Ukuthumela imiyalezo, njengokushayela, kuyilungelo futhi abazali banelungelo lokuvikela intsha yabo kunoma iyiphi ingozi abhekana nayo. Abazali bangaba nemithetho ejwayelekile yokuqonda ukugwema lezi nezinye izingozi zokuthumela imiyalezo. Ingane yakho izophikisana kodwa, njengemithetho eminingi, kungenxa yokuzijabulisa kwayo.
Imithombo:
Idatha entsha evela ku-VTTI inikeza Insight kwi-Cell Ucingo Ukusebenzisa nokuphazamiseka kokushayela. I-Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. Kufinyelelwe: September 13, 2009. http://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDF/7-22-09-VTTI-Press_Release_Cell_phones_and_Driver_Distraction.pdf
Vuka uphinde ulale. Ukuphathwa kwezokuPhepha kokuPhepha kweMigwaqo kazwelonke. Kufinyelelwe: September 13, 2009. http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/drowsy_driving1/human/drows_driving/