AUSTIN – Abatexans bashobora kwiyumvira ko bazi gushiramwo neza no gukoresha ivyicaro vy’imodoka vy’abana babo, ariko hafi 60 kw’ijana vy’igihe bakoresheje nabi. Ni co gituma TxDOT iriko irafasha abashoferi kuguma batekanye ku nzira.
Isekeza rya TxDOT buri mwaka "Save Me With a Seat" ririko ritera inzira z'impwemu za Texas nk'uko igihugu cemera indwi y'igihugu y'umutekano w'abana kuva kuri Sept. 20-26. Iryo sekeza rigaragaza ko hari umubare uteye ubwoba w'ivyicaro vy'imodoka biriko birashirwaho kandi bikoresheje nabi. Dushingiye ku kigo c'igihugu kijejwe umutekano w'umuhanda munini (NHTSA), 59% vy'ivyicaro vyose vy'imodoka y'abana ni gukoreshwa nabi . Ivyo birateye ubwoba cane kubera ko iyo modoka igwa ari co gituma abana bo mu gihugu .
Umuyobozi mukuru wa TxDOT James Bass yavuze ati: “Igihe ivyicaro vy’imodoka y’abana bishirwaho neza, biguma bifise umutekano uko bishoboka kwose mu gihe c’impanuka.”
TxDOT iriko irabandanya igenzura ry'ivyicaro ry'ubuntu mu mwaka wose, ariko uyu mwaka bagiye mu vy'ukuri {. Gutangura muri uku kwezi, tuzoba turiko turatanga isuzuma ry'intebe z'imodoka kugira ngo dushobore kuguma dufise urugero rumwe rw'ibikorwa no gutanga inyigisho ku miryango mu gihe dukurikije amabwirizwa y'ugutandukana n'abandi kubera COVID{1}} Kugira ngo imiryango ishobora gusura SaveMeWithaSeat. kode kugira ngo irungike ubutumwa kuri email umuhinga mu vy’umutekano w’imiduga ya TxDOT kugira ngo ashireho umusi wo kubona ibintu. Imiryango izokenera igikoresho c’ubuhinga bwa none gifise ubushobozi bwo gukoresha amasanamu n’amajwi, nk’amatelefone ngendanwa, laptop canke tablet. Abavyeyi n’abarera abana na bo nyene barashobora kwiga nimba umwana akwiye kuba ari mu ntebe y’imodoka ireba inyuma, intebe y’imodoka ireba imbere canke kwicara, no kuronka izindi mpanuro z’umutekano w’imodoka mu kugendera urubuga.
Iyi modoka y'uyu mwaka "Save Me n'ikamyo" ifise ikamyo y'izina izoca muri Texas, ipfuke 3,000 ibilometero no gusura ibisagara bitandatu kugira ngo izane ubutumwa bw'umutekano w'imodoka ku mibano yose. ibipande vy'amatangazo, ibinyamakuru vya digitale n'ivy'ubuhinga bwa none.
Mu mwaka w’2019, abana 77 bari munsi y’imyaka 8 barapfuye mu mpanuka z’imiduga muri Texas, kandi 26 muri abo bari bacitse intege igihe impanuka . Mu bana b’imyaka 8-12 mu 2019, 42 bapfuye mu mpanuka z’imiduga, 18 muri bo ntibazimijwe igihe iyo mpanuka y’impanuka{9}}
Nk’uko NHTSA ibivuga, ivyicaro vy’imiduga y’abana mu modoka zitwara abantu birashobora kugabanya ingorane zo gukomeretswa n’urupfu mu mpanuka n’ibice 71% ku bana b’inzoya, 54% ku bana bato.
TxDOT yibutsa abashoferi ko itegeko rya Texas risaba abana bose bari munsi y’imyaka 8 — kiretse iyo bari baretse ku metero 4, 9 inches — kuba mu ntebe y’imodoka igihe cose bagendeye mu modoka y’abagenzi. Kudashobora gufata neza $250. Abana bari munsi y’imyaka 13 bakwiye gutwara neza mu ntebe y’inyuma canke y’umutekano.
"Save Me With a Seat" ni igice nyamukuru ca #EndTreakTX, social social media n'igikorwa c'amajambo y'ubukure gihimiriza abashoferi guhitamwo neza mu gihe inyuma y'uruziga, nk'ugumbara umukanda w'intebe, gutwara umuvuduko w'umuvuduko, ntitwigere ubutumwa n'ugutwara imodoka kandi ntuzokwigera utwara imodoka munsi y'inzoga canke ibindi biyobyabwenge. #EndTheStreakTX isaba Abatelamu bose kwiyemeza gutwara imodoka ata nkomanzi kugira ngo ifashe mu guheza umugere w'urupfu rw'umusi{6}}
Ku bijanye n'ibibazo, bwira imigenderanire ya TxDOT Ihuza ku MediaRelations@txdot.gov canke (512) 463-8700.
Amakuru ari muri iyi raporo agereranya amakuru ashobora gutangazwa yashizwe hamwe muri Raporo y’Umukozi w’Amahoro y’Umukozi wo muri Texas (CR{0}}). Ivyo bimenyetso vyakiriwe kandi vyatunganijwe n’igisata kuva ku wa 25 Ruheshi, 2020.
