Oceanside, CA-IBhodi Yabaqondisi baseNorth Transit District (NCTD) yamukele isimemezelo eMhlanganweni wabo weBhodi kaJulayi ngokuqaphela iSepthemba 2017 ngokuthi "Isizwe Sokuphepha Kokuphepha Kwe-California Rail". Ngokwenza kanjalo, i-NCTD iqinisekisa ukuzinikela kwayo ekuphepha nokulondoloza izimpilo ngokuvimbela inhlekelele engadingekile.
Unyaka nonyaka, kufa abantu abangamakhulu futhi izinkulungwane zilimale kujantshi wesitimela e-United States. Imfundo yezokuphepha kojantshi ingenye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuvikela lezi zehlakalo futhi isinyathelo esisebenzayo sokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezakhamizi nezivakashi zaseSan Diego County.
Ngokwezibalo ezigcinwe yi-Federal Railroad Administration kanye ne-Operation Lifesaver, Incorporated, uMbuso waseCalifornia ukhonjiswe njengenani eliphezulu kunazo zonke zokubulawa kwezigameko ezithintekayo zesitimela kuzo zonke izizwe esizweni. Kukhona izigameko zesitimela ezimbi ze-358 eziqoshiwe emhlabeni jikelele ku-2016. Kusukela kulezi zigameko zesitimela, kwakukhona ukubulawa kwabantu abane-101 kanye nomgwaqo omkhulu we-52 owela emgwaqeni.
Ngomzamo wokunciphisa lezi zinkathazo, abaMengameli boMbuso babedlulisele umtsetfosivivinywa ku-2009 owawunikelwe ngoSeptemba ngokuthi "Inyanga Yokuphepha Kwezitimela." Unyaka ngamunye, iqembu lezokugibela izitimela nabagibeli ukukhumbuza abahamba ngezinyawo nabashayeli ukuba baqaphe lapho besondela emathrekhi, njalo njalo "Bona Amathrekhi, Cabanga Ngokuqeqesha."
I-NCTD ithatha izinyathelo zokuxhumana nokuqwashisa umphakathi ngokuqwashisa nokuphepha emphakathini nasezindaweni zayo zokuhamba kwezitimela kanye nomzila wesitimela ukuya emalungeni emiphakathi ekhonzayo. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokusebenzisa imizamo yomphakathi kanye nemizamo yemfundo unyaka wonke. Ngokwesibonelo, i-NCTD ivakashela izikole ukukhuluma nabafundi mayelana nokuphepha kwezitimela, futhi ihlanganisa imilayezo yokuphepha ezintweni zokukhangisa ezinikezwe emphakathini kwimicimbi yokufinyelela. I-NCTD isanda kusebenza no-Amtrak ukufaka izimpawu zokuvimbela ukuzibulala ezinkulu ze-12 eceleni komgwaqo ngenombolo yokuzibulala yokuzibulala ehlongozwayo.
I-NCTD igcina ukuphepha njengokubaluleke kakhulu ekuhlinzekeni nasekusebenzeni kwezinsizakalo zokuthutha zomphakathi kuyo yonke indawo yendawo yesevisi. I-NCTD ithatha wonke amathuba ukufaka imithetho eyisisekelo yokuphepha kuzo zonke izinhlelo zayo zokusebenza, izinqubo, nezinqubo.
