Izithuthi zombane zisenokuba lolona hlobo ludumileyo nolukhulayo lothutho oluzinzileyo, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo azikho kakhulu. Iinyani ziye zabonisa ukuba izinga lokwamkelwa kwezithuthi zombane ezinamavili amabini ngendlela yeebhayisekile zombane liphezulu kakhulu—ngesizathu esivakalayo.
Umsebenzi webhayisekile yombane ufana nowebhayisekile ephediweyo, kodwa ixhamla kwimoto yombane encedisayo enokunceda umkhweli ukuba ahambe ngokukhawuleza nangakumbi ngaphandle komzamo. Banokunciphisa uhambo lwebhayisekile, bachithe iinduli ezinde emhlabeni, kwaye banike nethuba lokusebenzisa iibhayisekile zombane ukuthutha umkhweli wesibini.
Nangona zingenakulingana nesantya okanye uluhlu lwezithuthi zombane, zinezinye izibonelelo ezininzi, ezinje ngeendleko eziphantsi, ukuhamba ngokukhawuleza ezidolophini, kunye nokupaka simahla. Ngenxa yoko, akumangalisi ukuba ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane kunyuke kakhulu kangangokuba ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane kwihlabathi liphela kuqhubeka kudlula kakhulu oko kwezithuthi zombane.
Kwanase-United States, apho imakethi yeebhayisekile zombane ibisele isemva kakhulu eYurophu nase-Asia, ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane ngo-2020 kuya kudlula iiyunithi ezingama-600,000. Oku kuthetha ukuba amaMerika athenga iibhayisekile zombane ngesantya esingaphezu kwesinye ngomzuzu ngo-2020. E-United States, ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane kudlula nakwezo zeemoto zombane.
Iibhayisekile zombane ngokuqinisekileyo zifikeleleka lula kuneemoto zombane, nangona ezi zokugqibela zinandipha inani lezibonelelo zerhafu zikarhulumente nezesizwe eMelika ukunciphisa iindleko zazo ezisebenzayo. Iibhayisekile zombane aziyi kufumana naziphi na iikhredithi zerhafu zikarhulumente, kodwa le meko inokutshintsha ukuba umthetho osalindileyo kwiCongress upasiswa.
Ngokuphathelele utyalo-mali kwiziseko zophuhliso, izibonelelo zikarhulumente kunye nenkxaso-mali yamandla aluhlaza, izithuthi zombane nazo zifumene uninzi lwengqwalasela. Iinkampani zeebhayisekile ze-elektroniki zihlala kufuneka zizenzele zona, ngaphandle koncedo oluncinci okanye olungekhoyo lwangaphandle.
Nangona kunjalo, kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane eMelika kukhule ngokukhawuleza. Ubhubhane we-COVID-19 udlale indima ekwandiseni izinga lokwamkelwa, kodwa ngeli xesha ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane eMelika kunyukile.
IBritish Bicycle Association isandula ukubika ukuba kuza kubakho ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile ze-elektroniki eziyi-160,000 e-UK ngo-2020. Lo mbutho ubonise ukuba ngexesha elifanayo, inani lezithuthi zombane ezithengisiweyo e-UK yayiyi-108,000, kwaye ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane kulula ukugqitha izithuthi zombane ezinkulu ezinamavili amane.
Ukuthengiswa kweebhayisekile zombane eYurophu kukhula ngesantya esiphezulu kangangokuba kulindeleke ukuba zidlule ukuthengiswa kwazo zonke iimoto—hayi nje iimoto zombane—kamva kwiminyaka elishumi.
Kubemi abaninzi basezidolophini, olu suku lufika kwangethuba kakhulu. Ukongeza ekuboneleleni abakhweli ngeendlela zokuhamba ezingabizi kakhulu nezisebenzayo, iibhayisekile zombane zinceda ekuphuculeni isixeko somntu wonke. Nangona abakhweli beebhayisekile zombane banokungenelwa ngokuthe ngqo kwiindleko zothutho eziphantsi, amaxesha okuhamba ngokukhawuleza kunye nokupaka simahla, iibhayisekile zombane ezininzi esitalatweni zithetha ukuba iimoto zimbalwa. Iimoto ezimbalwa zithetha ukuba izithuthi zincinci.
Iibhayisekile zombane zithathwa ngokubanzi njengenye yezona ndlela zilungileyo zokunciphisa izithuthi zasezidolophini, ingakumbi kwizixeko apho kungekho nkqubo yothutho lukawonke-wonke esebenzayo. Kwanakwizixeko ezinezithuthi zikawonke-wonke eziphucukileyo, iibhayisekile zombane zihlala ziyindlela elula kuba zivumela abakhweli ukuba bahambe baye emsebenzini ngeshedyuli yabo ngaphandle kwemiqathango yendlela.