Oceanside, CA - Ibhodi Labaqondisi Lesifunda saseNorth County Transit District (NCTD) lamukele isimemezelo eMhlanganweni walo Webhodi wangomhla ziyi-18 kuJulayi, 2019 oqaphela uSepthemba 2019 njengokuthi “Inyanga Yokuphepha Ngojantshi.” Ngokwenza kanjalo, i-NCTD iqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekuphepheni nasekusindiseni izimpilo ngokuvimbela inhlekelele engadingekile emathrekhi naseduze.
I-NCTD ibamba ukuphepha njengento eyodwa uma amanani ayo ayisisekelo ekuhlinzekeni nasekusebenzeni kwezinsizakalo zokuhamba zomphakathi kuyo yonke indawo yayo yesevisi. I-NCTD ithatha wonke amathuba ukuze ifake imigomo eyisisekelo yokuphepha kuzo zonke izinhlelo zayo zokusebenza, izinqubo, nezinqubo. I-NCTD iphinde ithathe izinyathelo zokudlulisela phambili umqondo wokuqwashisa umphakathi ngezokuphepha kanye nemfundo eduze nasezimpambanweni zayo zebanga lesitimela kanye nendlela yomzila wesitimela eya kumalungu emiphakathi eyisebenzelayo. Lokhu kwenziwa ngemizamo yokuxhumana nomphakathi kanye nemizamo yokufundisa unyaka wonke.
Ngokwezibalo ezigcinwe yi-Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) kanye ne-California Operation Lifesaver, Incorporated (CAOL), iSifundazwe sase-California sisaqhubeka nokuhlonzwa njengesibalo esiphezulu sabantu abashonile abagebenga ujantshi okungavinjelwa kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezweni. Kube nezigameko ezimbi zikaloliwe ezingama-209 (ezihlobene ngokuqondile nokungena ngokungemthetho) ezirekhodwe ezweni lonke ku-CY2018 lapho ezingama-86 zazo zaholela ekulimaleni, kwathi eziyi-123 zashona.
Emzamweni wokunciphisa lezi zinhlekelele, Izishaya-mthetho Zombuso zaphasisa umthethosivivinywa ngo-2009 owabiza uSepthemba ngokuthi “Inyanga Yokuphepha Ngojantshi.” Unyaka ngamunye, abaqhubi bezitimela zabagibeli nabezitimela bayahlangana ukuze bakhumbuze abahamba ngezinyawo nabashayeli ukuthi baqaphe lapho beseduze namathrekhi, balalele izimpawu eziyisixwayiso lapho bewela ujantshi wesitimela, nokuhlala njalo “Bona Amathrekhi, Cabanga Izitimela”.
“Ezokuphepha ziphezulu ohlwini olubalulekile lwe-NCTD. Imfundo ingenye yezikhiye zokugcina umphakathi uphephile emzileni,” kusho uTony Kranz, uSihlalo weBhodi le-NCTD. “Amathrekhi awayona indawo yokudlala, ukuthwebula izithombe, noma ukujima. Amathrekhi awezitimela kuphela.”
Ngenyanga kaSepthemba, abasebenzi be-NCTD bazobamba imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yokufinyelela eziteshini ze-COASTER kanye ne-SPRINTER ukuze bafundise umphakathi ngokuphepha ezungeze amathrekhi. Abagibeli bangase bavakashele amadokodo ukuze bathole ulwazi kanye nezipho ezihlobene nokulandelela ukuphepha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iHhovisi likaSheriff Wesifunda SaseSan Diego lizosebenzisana ne-NCTD ukuvakashela amabhizinisi endawo ukuze lifundise izivakashi nabanikazi ngokuphepha kwezitimela.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nemicimbi yeNyanga Yokuphepha Kaloliwe phakathi no-Septhemba, vakashela GoNCTD.com/railsafetymonth noma ulandele i-NCTD ku-Twitter @GoNCTD. |