Ukusetshenziswa kwezitimela bekuyisisekelo sezokuthutha zesimanje kusukela yasungulwa ekuqaleni kwawo-1800. Isitimela siyinjini enamandla esetshenziswa ukusiza ukudonsa izimoto zikaloliwe ngakujantshi. Le mishini isebenza ngokuguqula amandla okushisa abe amandla emishini, nawo anyakazisa amasondo esitimela.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwesitimela kwaba nengxenye enkulu ekukhuleni kwenguquko yezimboni, njengoba kwavula amathuba amasha ezokuthutha nezohwebo. Izitimela zaqale zasetshenziselwa ukuthutha impahla enzima ngezinga elikhulu, njengamalahle nensimbi. Nokho njengoba ubuchwepheshe buthuthuka, izitimela zakwazi ukuthwala abagibeli, okwenza kube lula ngabantu ukuhamba amabanga amade.
Namuhla, izitimela zisaqhubeka nokuba yingxenye ebalulekile yengqalasizinda yethu yezokuthutha. Zisetshenziswa kakhulu ukuthutha izimpahla kanye nabantu ezweni lonke, futhi ukusebenza kahle kwazo nokuthembeka kwazo kuzenza zibe enye indlela ekhangayo kunezinye izindlela zokuhamba.
Enye yezinzuzo ezibalulekile zezitimela ukukwazi ukuthwala imithwalo eningi ngokuhamba amabanga amade. Lokhu kuzenza zibe zilungele ukuthutha impahla enjengamalahle, uwoyela, nokusanhlamvu, okungasuswa endaweni ethile yezwe kuye kwenye ngokushesha nangempumelelo. Ukusetshenziswa kwezitimela ukuze kuthuthwe imithwalo esindayo nakho kube semqoka ekwakhiweni kwemiklamo emikhulu yengqalasizinda, njengokwakhiwa kwamadamu namabhuloho.
Enye inzuzo yezitimela ukuthi azivumelani nemvelo. Ngokungafani nezinye izindlela zokuhamba, njengezindiza nezimoto, izitimela zikhipha ukungcola okuncane kakhulu ngemayela elihanjwayo. Awonga kakhulu uphethiloli kunezimoto namaloli, okuwenza abe yinketho engabizi kakhulu yokuhamba amabanga amade.
Naphezu kwezinzuzo zazo eziningi, nokho, kunezinto ezithile okufanele uzikhumbule lapho usebenzisa izitimela. Ngenxa yokuthi zisinda futhi zinamandla, zidinga amanani abalulekile kaphethiloli ukuze zisebenze, okungabiza futhi kube nomthelela ekungcolisweni komoya. Ukwengeza, zingaba nomsindo futhi ziphazamise imiphakathi eseduze, futhi zidinga ingqalasizinda ebanzi, njengemizila yesitimela neziteshi, ukuze zisebenze kahle.
Ngaphandle kwalezi zinselelo, ukusetshenziswa kwezitimela kusalokhu kuyingxenye ebalulekile yengqalasizinda yethu yezokuthutha. Ukuthembeka kwabo nokusebenza kahle kwabo kubenza babe inketho ekhangayo ezinhlotsheni eziningi zezimpahla zokuthutha kanye nabagibeli, futhi izinzuzo zabo zemvelo zibenza babe yimpahla ebalulekile ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Njengoba siqhubeka nokuhlola izindlela ezintsha zokusebenzisa le mishini ebalulekile, singabheka phambili ekusaseni lezinto zokuhamba eziphephile, eziphumelelayo, nezisimeme zabo bonke.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-15-2022