Andiyonjineli, umakhi wendlela okanye nantoni na, kodwa ezi ntambo zentambo zifakwe koohola bendlela zibonakala zingathandeki kwaye zingandixoleli. Mhlawumbi leyo yinxalenye yesibheno sabo, okanye ngaphezulu, iindleko zabo ezisezantsi kungenxa yoko zibonakala kuhola wendlela.
ISebe lezoThutho laseMichigan linika ingxelo yokuba umqobo wokwahlula intambo unciphise inani labantu ababhubhileyo kwindawo ephakathi kwendlela. Iindlela zokugada ezonakeleyo zibonwa emva kwengozi kwi-Interstate 275 eFarmington Hills.
Ndandinetyala ngokwam kuphela ngale ngozi, njengoko ndandiqhuba ngesantya esiphezulu kwimvula eyayigalela ndaza ndawela eludongeni embindini emva kokudlula isemi-trailer. Ndingafuni ukudubuleka okanye ukuphindela emva kwindlela yelori, ndatyibilika ndaya embindini emva kokungqubana kwelori okokuqala. Nalapho kwakunetha imvula, icala lomqhubi lalikrazukile kwaye kukho iintlantsi ezininzi, kodwa ndabaleka. Andiqinisekanga ukuba ngendandenze ngendlela efanayo ukuba ndandisebenzise isithintelo sentambo.
Ndiyasiqonda isidingo somzila ophakathi ukuze izithuthi ezihamba kwicala elinye zingakwazi ukungena kumzila ozayo kwelinye icala. Ndikhumbula ingozi emanyumnyezi kwi-I-94 entshona ye-Baker Road kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo xa ilori ebheke ngasentshona yahamba ingaphazanyiswa kumbindi wombindi kwaye yangqubana nelori ebheke empuma. Ilori eya ngasempuma yayingenathuba okanye indlela kuba yayisele idlulile enye ilori eyayisiya ngasempuma ngexesha longquzulwano.
Nyhani ke, ndithe xa ndinqumla lo mgaqo kahola wendlela, ndakhangwa zingcinga zomkhweli olihlwempu obukele ilori ebheke ngasentshona idlula kwi-median. Kwakungekho nto anokuyenza kwaye akukho ndawo anokuya kuyo ukuze aphephe ingozi, kodwa kwafuneka ayilindele ngemizuzwana embalwa.
Emva kokubona iingozi ezininzi ezimbi kakhulu kumsebenzi wam, ixesha lalibonakala liyeka okanye licotha xa zisenzeka. Ukungxama kwangoko kweadrenaline kwaye kubonakala ngathi le nto uyibonayo ayenzekanga ngokwenene. Kukho ukuzola okufutshane xa yonke into iphelile, kwaye emva koko izinto ziba msinya kwaye zibukhali.
Ngobo busuku, ndafumana ithuba lokuthetha namagosa aliqela amapolisa aseMichigan State, ndaza ndawabuza ukuba kwenzeka ntoni xa imoto yantlitheka kuhola wendlela omtsha. Eyona mpendulo ilula abasinike yona yayiyeyona ilula – ezo ntambo zenza umbhodamo.
Bebekwe kufutshane nendledlana, njengakwi-Interstate 94 kwintshona yesixeko, balahla inkunkuma eninzi ngasemva endleleni kwaye bavale uhola wendlela rhoqo kunezithintelo zekonkrithi okanye zentsimbi.
Ukususela kuphando endilwenzileyo kunye nezithintelo zeentambo, zisebenza kakuhle xa umqobo ulandelwa ligxalaba elibalulekileyo okanye i-midpoint. Nangona kunjalo, ii-cable guards zisebenza kakuhle, njengaye nawuphi na umlindi, xa kukho indawo eninzi yempazamo yomqhubi. Maxa wambi oko amapolisa akubiza ngokuba “kukuvuza endleleni” akuthethi ukuba imoto iya kungqubana nantoni na.
Umdibaniso obanzi kwakhona ubonakala unciphisa ingxaki yobutyobo bezithuthi eziqhawukayo kwaye iwele endleleni. Ngelishwa, asikwazi ukwandisa imizila ephakathi koohola bendlela abakhoyo, kodwa imiqobo yekhonkrithi okanye yesinyithi inokuba sisisombululo esikhuselekileyo.
Ngokuphathelele isithintelo sentambo esiphakathi, ndabuza amajoni umbuzo ongenakuphepheka nondoyikisayo ngezi ntambo: “Ngaba intambo idlula kwiimoto nabahambi ngeenyawo njengoko kubonakala ngathi?” Elinye ijoni landiphazamisa laza lathi: “Ndandingafuni ukuthetha ngayo, ndaphendula ndathi: “ Ewe, ngolo hlobo … ”Ndikhetha iintsimbi ezincanyatheliswe kwiipali zomthi. Kubonakala ngathi zezona zikhuselekileyo. “
Khange ndicinge nyani malunga nokhuseleko lwentambo de ndathetha nomkhweli entwasahlobo edlulileyo. Wakhalazela iintambo kwaye wazibiza ngokuba “zii-motorcycle shredders”. Wayesoyika ukubetha intambo aze anqunyulwe intloko.
Ukuthomalalisa uloyiko lomqhubi webhayisekile, ngovuyo ndamxelela ibali lepolisa laseAnn Arbor, endalibiza ngokuthi “Njengoko benditshilo, uTed.” UTed wayeyiHighlander, igqala laseVietnam elalikwasebenzela iSebe lamaPolisa eSixeko saseSalt Lake emva kokuthatha umhlala-phantsi kwa-Ann Arbor. Kwangoko, ndabhekisa ku "Ted njengoko benditshilo" njenge "cop snowman" kwikholamu malunga neeskirmish zakhe ezineemoto zekhephu.
Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, u-Ted kunye neqela lamapolisa ase-Ann Arbor anengqondo efanayo babekhenketha emantla eMichigan ngezithuthuthu. Kufuphi neGaylord, uTedra walungisa ijiko, wabaleka wemka endleleni waza watsiba ucingo oluhlabayo. Umhlobo kaTed wakudala kunye neqabane lakhe "Starlet" bakhwele ngasemva kwakhe kwaye basibona sonke isiganeko.
USprocket wothuka waza wathetha noTed kuqala. USprocket wandixelela ukuba xa wayesondela kuTed, owayehleli kodwa egobile, wayeqinisekile ukuba umhlobo wakhe wakudala ufile—ewe, akukho mntu usindayo kwingozi yemoto ngolo hlobo.
Akazange aphile nje uTed, ucingo oluhlabayo lwabanjwa entanyeni yakhe kwaye waluqhekeza. Ukuthetha ngobulukhuni, ngokucacileyo uTed ukwaqinile kunocingo oluhlabayo. Sesinye sezizathu zokuba ndisoloko ndonwabile ukusebenza noTed kunye nenkxaso yakhe yefowuni!
Ndadibana noTed ngobo busuku kwaye wayeziva ephumile kwinto yakhe. Bambelela, mhlobo wam obhulowu kunye nomntakwethu!
Bambalwa kuthi bomelele njengoTed, ke elona cebiso lam kukugxila, ukucotha, ubeke ifowuni yakho, ihamburger, okanye iburrito, kwaye uhambe ngononophelo kwezo zahluli zentambo.
U-Rich Kinsey ungumcuphi wamapolisa wase-Ann Arbor odla umhlala-phantsi obhala iblogi yolwaphulo-mthetho kunye nokhuseleko lwe-AnnArbor.com.
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP_RES/docs/reports/3cablegardrail.pdf? -Isifundo se-Oregon malunga nokusebenza kwemiqobo yentambo yokuthintela ukuwela. Kwaye masingalibali icandelo eliphambili lemiqobo yentambo, zingabizi ukuyifaka kwaye zibiza kakhulu ukugcina, kodwa izifundo zibonise ukuba zinokubiza ngaphantsi kwexesha. Ekubeni sinenani elikhulu labavoti abakhathalela ngakumbi iindleko kunokusindisa ubomi, oku kunokuba ngumba wokuqhuba. I-MI iqhuba uphando oluqhubekayo kule miqobo, ekulindeleke ukuba igqitywe kwi-2014.
Njengomqhubi wesithuthuthu, le miqobo yentambo iyandoyikisa. Isohlwayo sengozi ngoku kukunqunyulwa kwentloko kwangoko.
Mnu. Kinsey, ubuze umbuzo ofanayo endawenzayo malunga nomgcini omtsha wentambo. Xa ndibabona ndizibuza ukuba kutheni bengekho phakathi kwe-median? Ukuba kukho iinjineli zendlela, nceda uchaze ukuba kutheni zitshintshana ngasekhohlo nasekunene?
Ukude umqobo usuka endleleni, kunokwenzeka ukuba isithuthi siya kubetha umqobo, okwenza umonakalo omkhulu kwisithuthi kunye nabahlali baso. Ukuba umqobo usondele kwindlela, kubonakala ngathi kunokwenzeka ukuba isithuthi siya kubetha umqobo kwicala kwaye siqhubeke sisilayidi de sifike ekumiseni. Mhlawumbi kuya kuba "kukhuselekile" ukubeka i-guardrail kufuphi nendlela ngale ndlela?
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