Namhlanje, nge-15 kaJuni ngo-2019, iinqwelo-mafutha zombane ezabiweyo zikwizitrato zaseChicago njengenxalenye yenkqubo yokuqhuba yedolophu. Umseki wentshukumo yesikuta sombane ekwabelwana ngaso, intaka, uzisa edolophini irekhodi elingalinganiyo lokhuseleko kunye nokusebenza okugqwesileyo. Izithuthi ziya kubandakanya imodeli entsha yeNtaka, enye yeentaka, enoluhlu olukhulu kunayo nayiphi na enye i-e-scooter ekwabelwana ngayo ekhoyo-ukuya kuthi ga kwi-30 yeemayile kwityala elinye.
“Abahlali baseChicago kudala belulindele olu suku. Kumajelo eendaba ezentlalo, ezintlanganisweni, okanye esitratweni nje ndiye ndadibana nomdla wokufumana indlela elinganayo, elula ngakumbi yokujikeleza idolophu. Ndonwabile intaka ngoku inganceda ukuhlangabezana nale mfuno apha, utshilo uDavid Estrada, iGosa eliyiNtloko loMgaqo-nkqubo eBird.
Ukusukela oko yasekwayo, injongo yeNtaka ibikukwenza ukuba izixeko ziphilise ngakumbi ngokunciphisa ukugcwala kwabantu kunye nekhabhoni. Inkampani ijolise ekwenzeni izithuthi zethu esona sisombululo sezothutho sokutshintsha ihambo ezimfutshane zokuhamba-iipesenti ezingama-40 zazo ziphantsi kweemayile ezintathu ubude.
“Kuyasivuyisa ukuba iChicago ithathe eli nyathelo lokuqala libalulekileyo ekunikezeleni ngolungelelwaniso kunye nolunye ulonwabo ekuhlaleni kwezithuthi. Sinethemba elikhulu lokuba isixeko sizakuyibukela ngokusondeleyo le nkqubo kwaye sibone indlela esebenza ngayo uBird ekhupha abantu ezimotweni, edibanisa neendlela zokuhamba zikawonkewonke, kunye nokuphucula ukuhamba kwesi sixeko, ”utshilo u-Estrada.
Intaka iya kubeka phambili ukufikelela eluntwini kunye nemfundo yokhuseleko, ngakumbi kwiintsuku zokuqala kunye neeveki zenkqubo yokulinga ukunceda ukuqhelanisa noluntu lwaseChicago ngeendlela ezifanelekileyo zokukhwela kunye nokupaka. Bonke abakhweli baya kubukela ividiyo yokhuseleko ngaphambi kohambo lwabo lokuqala, kwaye imithetho yengingqi kunye nemiyalezo ethile yokhuseleko yesixeko iyafumaneka kubagibeli ukufikelela ngalo naliphi na ixesha abakhwela kulo. Intaka ikwabonelela ngemiboniso yomntu ngaphakathi evekini nasehlotyeni.
