Umbuso wenza isibuyekezo esibanzi sayo yonke intshi yemigwaqo yaso ngemva kokuba uphenyo oluyi-10 luthumele imininingwane egciniwe esiyihlanganisele eMnyangweni Wezokuthutha waseFlorida.
"I-FDOT ihlola zonke izinsimbi zokuqapha ezifakiwe emigwaqweni yesifunda kulo lonke elaseFlorida."
UCharles “Charlie” Pike, osehlala eBelvedere, e-Illinois, akakaze akhulume nanoma iyiphi intatheli ngaphambili kodwa utshele i-10 Investigates, “Sekuyisikhathi sokuxoxa indaba yami.”
Indaba yakhe yaqala ngo-Okthoba 29, 2010 ku-State Route 33 eGroveland, eFlorida.Wayengumgibeli elolini.
“Ngikhumbula ukuthi sasishayela kanjani…saphambuka sageja iLabrador noma inja enkulu.Sashwibeka kanjena - sashayisa udaka nangemuva kwesondo - iloli lashibilika kancane," kuchaza uPike.
“Ngokwazi kwami, ucingo kufanele lubhodloke njenge-akhodiyoni, uhlobo oluthile lwesivikelo… le nto idlule elolini njengehabhu,” kusho uPike.
I-Guardrail igijima iloli iya ohlangothini lwabagibeli, lapho uPike ekhona.Uthe ubengacabangi ukuthi ukukhahlela kube nzima kangako waze waqala ukunyakazisa umlenze wakhe ocingweni.
Abatakuli kudingeke babeke izimpilo zabo engozini bezama ukukhipha uPike elolini.Uphuthunyiswe e-Orlando Regional Medical Centre ngendiza.
“Ngavuka ngathola ukuthi anginawo umlenze wangakwesokunxele,” kusho uPike.Ngacabanga: “Mama, ingabe ngilahlekelwe umlenze wami?”Futhi wathi, “Yebo.“…ngavele…amanzi angithikamezile.Ngaqala ukukhala.Angicabangi ukuthi ngalimala.”
UPike uthe wahlala isikhathi esingangesonto esibhedlela ngaphambi kokuba adedelwe.Wadlula endaweni yokunakekelwa kwabagula kakhulu ukuze afunde ukuhamba futhi.Wafakwa ukufakelwa ngezansi kwedolo.
“Okwamanje, ngingasho ukuthi ibanga lesi-4 lijwayelekile,” kusho u-Pike, ekhuluma ngobuhlungu obuqala ebangeni le-10. “Ngosuku olubi lapho kubanda… Izinga 27.”
“Ngicasukile ngoba ukube bezingekho ucingo ngabe konke kuhamba kahle,” kusho uPike."Ngizizwa ngikhohlisiwe futhi ngithukuthele kakhulu ngalesi simo."
Ngemva kwengozi, uParker wamangalela uMnyango Wezokuthutha waseFlorida.Icala lisola ukuthi iloli lashayisa izinsimbi zokuqapha iziboshwa zaseFlorida ezingafakwanga ngendlela efanele nokuthi umbuso ubudembese “ekuhlulekeni kwawo ukunakekela, ukusebenza, ukulungisa kanye nokunakekela” iState Highway 33 usesimweni esiphephile.
“Uma uzokhipha into ezosiza abantu kumele wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi yakhiwe ngendlela yokusiza abantu,” kusho uPike.
Kodwa Abaphenyi Abayishumi, kanye nabameli bezokuphepha, bathola inqwaba yothango olungafanele kulo lonke izwe eminyakeni eyishumi ngemuva kwengozi kaPike.
I-Investigative Digest: Ezinyangeni ezine ezedlule, intatheli ye-Tampa Bay engu-10 u-Jennifer Titus, umkhiqizi uLibby Hendren, kanye nomthwebuli uCarter Schumacher bahambe lonke elaseFlorida baze bavakashela e-Illinois, bathola izindawo zokugada ezifakwe ngendlela engafanele emigwaqweni yombuso.Uma i-guardrail ifakwe ngokungalungile, ngeke isebenze njengoba ihlolwe, okwenza amanye ama- guardrail abe “izilo”.Ithimba lethu libatholile ukusuka e-Key West ukuya e-Orlando futhi ukusuka eSarasota ukuya e-Tallahassee.UMnyango Wezokuthutha waseFlorida manje wenza ukuhlola okuphelele kwayo yonke intshi ye- guardrail.
Sihlanganise isizindalwazi sama-guardrails alahlekile e-Miami, Interstate 4, I-75, kanye ne-Plant City - amafidi ambalwa nje ukusuka ekomkhulu loMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-Florida e-Tallahassee.
“Ukuduma kushaye ujantshi lapho bekungafanele khona.Kuthiwani uma bengakwazi ukuzivikela noma ukuzivikela uMbusi uDeSantis?Lokho kumele kuguquke – kumele kusuke emasikweni abo,” kusho uSteve Allen, ogqugquzela ukuthi kube nemigwaqo ephephile,” kusho uMerce.
Ithimba lethu lisebenze nabakwa-Eimers ukuze bakhe isizindalwazi sezingcingo ezingabekwanga kahle.Sibeka uthango ngokungahleliwe kulo lonke izwe futhi siyengeza ohlwini lwethu.
“Ukugijima uze ufike ekugcineni kothango, ushaye uthango, kungaba yisenzo sodlame kakhulu.Imiphumela ingaba ihlaba umxhwele futhi ibe mibi.Kulula ukunganaki iqiniso lokuthi ibhawodi elilodwa – elinye endaweni engafanele – lingakubulala.Ingxenye yawo ebheke phansi izokubulala,” kusho u-Ames.
USteve ungudokotela wakwa-ER, hhayi unjiniyela.Akazange aye esikoleni ukuyofunda ukubiya.Kodwa impilo ka-Ames yashintshwa unomphela ngocingo.
“Kubikwe ukuthi ngangazi ukuthi indodakazi yami isesimweni esibucayi.Ngabuza, “Sizobakhona yini izinto zokuhamba,” futhi bathi, “Cha,” kusho u-Ames.“Ngaleso sikhathi ngangingadingi ukuthi amaphoyisa angqongqoze emnyango wami.Ngangazi ukuthi indodakazi yami ishonile.
“Wadlula emhlabeni [ngo-Okthoba] zingama-31 futhi asiphindanga sambona,” kusho u-Ames.“Kunezimbokodo ekhanda lakhe…asizange simbone ngisho okokugcina, okungiholela phansi emgodini onogwaja engingakawukhuphuki kuwo.”
Saxhumana no-Eimers ngo-December, futhi phakathi namasonto ambalwa sisebenza naye, idatha yethu egciniwe yathola izicingo ezingu-72 ezazingafakwanga kahle.
“Ngibone leli phesenti elincane, elincane.Cishe sikhuluma ngamakhulu ezibiyelo ebezingafakwa ngendlela engafanele,” kusho u-Ames.
Indodana kaChristie noMike DeFilippo, uHunter Burns, ishone ngemuva kokushayisa isitimela ebesifakwe ngokungafanele.
Lo mbhangqwana manje uhlala eLouisiana kodwa uvame ukubuyela endaweni okwabulawa kuyo indodana yabo eneminyaka engu-22 ubudala.
Sekudlule iminyaka emithathu kwenzeka le ngozi, kodwa imizwelo yabantu isaqinile, ikakhulukazi lapho bebona isicabha seloli esinensimbi egqwalile, eqhele ngamamitha ambalwa ukusuka endaweni yengozi.
Ngokusho kwabo, isicabha seloli esigqwalile besiyingxenye yeloli uHunter ayelishayela ekuseni ngoMashi 1, 2020.
U-Christy ungene wathi: “U-Hunter ubeyindoda enhle kakhulu.Wakhanyisa igumbi ngomzuzu nje engena.Wayengumuntu okhanya kakhulu.Baningi abantu ababemthanda.”
Ngokusho kwabo ingozi yenzeke ekuseni ngeSonto.UChristie ukhumbula ukuthi lapho bezwa umuntu engqongqoza emnyango, kwakungo-6:46 ekuseni.
“Ngagxuma embhedeni ngathola amaphoyisa amabili eFlorida Highway Patrol emi lapho.Basitshela ukuthi uHunter ube sengozini wagcina engaphumelelanga,” kusho uChristie.
Ngokombiko wengozi, iloli likaHunter lishayisane nokuphela kukanogada.Umthelela udale ukuthi iloli lijike ngokuphambene newashi ngaphambi kokugingqika futhi lishayisa uphawu olukhulu lwethrafikhi.
“Leli ngelinye lamaqhinga ashaqisayo engake ngawathola ahlobene nengozi yemoto eyabulala abantu abaningi.Kumele bathole ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani futhi ngeke kuphinde kwenzeke.Sinomfana oneminyaka engu-22 ubudala owashayisa uphawu lomgwaqo washa.“Yebo.Ngithukuthele futhi ngicabanga ukuthi abantu baseFlorida nabo kufanele bathukuthele,” kusho u-Ames.
Sifunda ukuthi ucingo olushayeka iBurns alufakwanga ngokungalungile kuphela, kodwa futhi neFrankenstein.
“UFrankenstein ubuyela kuFrankenstein isilo.Yilapho uthatha izingxenye zezinhlelo ezahlukene uzihlanganise,” kusho u-Eimers.
”Ngesikhathi sengozi, i-ET-Plus guardrail yayingekho esimweni sokucaciswa kwesakhiwo ngenxa yokufakwa okungafanele.I-Guardrail ayikwazanga ukudlula ekhanda le-extrusion ngenxa yokuthi itheminali isebenzisa isistimu yokunamathisela ikhebula ebhawudi ku- guardrail kunokuziqondanisa.Ukukhishwa kwehuku Okuphakelayo, kucaba futhi kushelele kususe isibambisi sokwethuka.Ngakho-ke uma unogada eshayiswa iloli lakwaFord, isiphetho kanye nonogada badlula endaweni ephephela emphemeni engaphambili, isivalo kanye naphansi kweloli lakwaFord bangene egunjini labagibeli.”
I-database esiyidalile nge-Eimers ayihlanganisi nje kuphela uthango olufakwe ngokungalungile, kodwa nalawa ma-Frankensteins.
“Angikaze ngikubone kufanele usebenze kanzima ukufaka umkhiqizo ongafanele.Kulula kakhulu ukukwenza kahle,” kusho u-Ames, ebhekise engozini kaBurns.Angazi ukuthi ukuphambanise kanjani kanjalo.Makungabikho izingxenye kuwo, faka izingxenye ezingenazo izingxenye zalesi simiso.Ngethemba ukuthi i-FDOT izophenya kabanzi ngale ngozi.Kumele bathole ukuthi kwenzakalani lapha.“
Sithumele imininingwane kuSolwazi Kevin Shrum waseNyuvesi yase-Alabama eBirmingham.Onjiniyela bezokwakha bayavuma ukuthi kunenkinga.
"Engxenyeni enkulu, ngikwazile ukuqinisekisa akusho futhi ngathola nezinye izinto eziningi zingalungile," kusho uSchrum."Iqiniso lokuthi kunezimbungulu eziningi ezingashintshi futhi izimbungulu ezifanayo ziyakhathaza."
“Unosonkontileka abafaka ama-guardrails futhi yiwona mthombo omkhulu wokufakwa kwe-guardrail ezweni lonke, kodwa uma abafakeli bengazi ukuthi ukufakwa phezulu kufanele kusebenze kanjani, ezikhathini eziningi bavele bakuyeke ukusethwa kusebenze,” kusho uSchrum.."Basika izimbobo lapho becabanga ukuthi kufanele babe khona, noma babhoboze izimbobo lapho becabanga ukuthi kufanele babe khona, futhi uma bengaqondi ukusebenza kwetheminali, ngeke baqonde ukuthi kungani kukubi noma kungani kungalungile."ayisebenzi.
Sithole le vidiyo yokufundisa ekhasini le-YouTube lesikhungo, lapho u-Derwood Sheppard, u-State Highway Design Engineer, ekhuluma ngokubaluleka kokufakwa kwe-guardrail efanele.
“Kubaluleke kakhulu ukufaka lezi zingxenye ngendlela ukuhlolwa kokuphahlazeka okwenziwa ngayo futhi nemiyalelo yokuyifaka ikutshela ukuthi ukwenze ngokuhambisana nalokho okunikezwe ngumkhiqizi.Ngoba uma ungakwenzi lokho, uyazi ukuthi ukuqinisa uhlelo kungaholela emiphumeleni oyibona esikrinini, onogada bagobe futhi bangaphumi kahle, noma kudaleke ingozi yokungena ekhabetheni,” kusho uSheppard kuvidiyo yokufundisa ye-YouTube..
U-DeFilippos namanje akakwazi ukuthola ukuthi lolu thango lwafika kanjani emgwaqeni.
“Umqondo wami womuntu awuqondi ukuthi kunengqondo kangakanani lokhu.Angiqondi ukuthi abantu bangafa kanjani ngenxa yalezi zinto futhi namanje azikafakwa ngendlela efanele abantu abangenazo iziqu ngakho ngicabanga ukuthi inkinga yami leyo.Kusho uChristy."Uthatha impilo yomunye umuntu ezandleni zakho ngoba awukwenzanga kahle okokuqala."
Abagcini nje ngokuvivinya yonke intshi yemigwaqo emigwaqweni emikhulu yesifundazwe saseFlorida, “umnyango uphinda uqinisekisa ukuphepha nokubaluleka kwezinqubomgomo nezinqubo zethu zabasebenzi nosonkontileka abanomthwalo wokufaka nokuhlola imigwaqo yokuqapha kanye nezibambisi.Indlela yethu.”
“I-Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) into ehamba phambili ukuphepha, futhi i-FDOT ikuthatha njengento ebaluleke kakhulu ukukhathazeka kwakho.Isigameko sango-2020 esihilela uMnu Burns osishilo saba ukulahlekelwa ukuphila okudabukisayo futhi i-FDOT ifinyelela umndeni wakhe.
“Ngolwazi lwakho, i-FDOT ifake imigoqo ecishe ibe ngamamayela angu-4,700 kanye nama- shock absorber angu-2,655 emigwaqweni yethu yombuso.Umnyango unemigomo nezinqubo zazo zonke izinto ezisetshenziswa ezikhungweni zethu, okuhlanganisa onogada nezithulisi.Ukufakwa kocingo nokulungiswa kwesevisi.kusetshenziswa izingxenye eziklanyelwe futhi ezikhethelwe indawo ngayinye, ukusetshenziswa, nokuhambisana.Yonke imikhiqizo esetshenziswa ezikhungweni zoMnyango kumele yenziwe abakhiqizi abagunyazwe nguMnyango, njengoba lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuhambisana kwengxenye.Futhi, hlola zonke izindawo ezimbili zokuqapha njalo ngonyaka noma ngokushesha ngemva kokulimala.
“Umnyango nawo usebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuze usebenzise amazinga akamuva embonini yokuhlola ukuphahlazeka ngesikhathi.Inqubomgomo ye-FDOT idinga ukuthi konke ukufakwa kwe-guardrail okukhona kuhlangabezane nezindinganiso zokuhlolwa kokuphahlazeka kwe-NCHRP Report 350 (Izinqubo Ezinconyiwe Zokuhlola Ukusebenza Kokuphepha Emgwaqeni).Ukwengeza, ngo-2014, i-FDOT yakha uhlelo lokuqalisa ngokusebenzisa i-AASHTO Equipment Safety Assessment Manual (MASH), izinga lamanje lokuhlola ukuphahlazeka.Umnyango ubuyekeze izindinganiso zawo zokuqapha kanye nohlu olugunyaziwe lwemikhiqizo ukuze udinge zonke izisetshenziswa ezisanda kufakwa noma ezishintshwe ngokuphelele ukuze zithobele izimfuneko ze-MASH.Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngo-2019, uMnyango wakhipha umyalelo wokuthi kushintshwe bonke onogada be-X-lite ezweni lonke ngo-2009. Ngenxa yalokhu, bonke onogada be-X-lite basusiwe ezikhungweni zethu zombuso.