Yawan mace-macen da aka samu sakamakon hadurra da suka shafi masu tafiya a ƙasa na ƙaruwa a Texas, kuma yanzu haka ya kai kusan ɗaya cikin biyar na dukkan mace-macen da ke faruwa a jihar. A bara, mutane 668 sun mutu a haɗurra da suka shafi masu tafiya a ƙasa a Texas, wanda ya karu da kashi 5% idan aka kwatanta da na 2018, kuma sama da mutane 1,300 sun ji rauni sosai. Hadurra da suka shafi masu keke a shekarar 2019 sun kuma yi sanadiyyar mutuwar mutane 68 tare da raunata 313 sosai. Waɗannan alkaluma sun biyo bayan wani yanayi mai ban tsoro wanda ya ga ƙaruwar mace-macen masu tafiya a ƙasa da masu keke a cikin shekaru biyar da suka gabata.
A yankin Lufkin a shekarar 2019, an samu hadurra 35 da suka shafi masu tafiya a ƙasa, wanda ya yi sanadiyyar mutuwar mutane 9 da kuma mummunan rauni 9. A wannan shekarar, an samu hadurra 13 da suka shafi masu keke a yankin Lufkin, wanda ya haifar da asarar rayuka da kuma mummunan raunuka 4.
A yankin Tyler a shekarar 2019, an samu hadurra 93 da suka shafi masu tafiya a ƙasa, wanda ya yi sanadiyyar mutuwar mutane 19 da kuma mummunan raunuka 36. A wannan shekarar, an samu hadurra 22 da suka shafi masu keke a yankin Tyler, wanda ya haifar da asarar rayuka da kuma raunuka 6 masu tsanani.
Jami'an tsaro sun danganta babban dalilin karuwar lamarin da gazawar mutane wajen bin dokokin jihar da aka tsara don kare masu tafiya a ƙasa da masu keke. Don haka, TxDOT za ta fara wani sabon kamfen na wayar da kan jama'a a wannan watan wanda ke kira ga dukkan 'yan Texas da su tuƙi mai wayo, su yi tafiya mai wayo da kuma su yi keke mai wayo.
"Ko kuna tafiya a kan babur, ko kuna tafiya a ƙafa, ko kuma kuna hawa keke, muna tunatar da 'yan Texans da su sanya tsaron zirga-zirgar ababen hawa su zama abin damuwa ta farko a lokacin da suke fita," in ji Babban Daraktan TxDOT James Bass. "Annobar COVID-19 ta koya mana muhimmancin kula da kanmu da sauran al'ummominmu, kuma muna roƙon jama'a da su ɗauki wannan nauyin don raba hanya lafiya da bin dokokin zirga-zirga."
Kusan rabin dukkan masu tafiya a ƙasa da masu keke da suka mutu a bara a kan tituna da manyan hanyoyi na Texas suna tsakanin shekaru 21 zuwa 49. Yawancinsu suna zaune ne a birane, kuma yawancinsu - kashi 73% na masu tafiya a ƙasa da kashi 90% na masu keke - maza ne.
Ko da kuwa yadda 'yan Texan suka zaɓi yin tafiya, TxDOT yana so su san kuma su bi dokokin jihar don tuƙi lafiya, tafiya da keke. Direbobi ya kamata su ɗauki takamaiman matakai don kare masu tafiya a ƙasa da masu keke waɗanda suka fi mutuwa ko suka ji rauni sosai lokacin da suka yi hatsari da mota. Dokokin jihar sun ba da umarnin tsayawa ga masu tafiya a ƙasa a kan hanyoyin da suka ratsa, ba da damar tafiya ga masu tafiya a ƙasa da masu keke lokacin da suke juyawa, da kuma wucewar masu keke a nesa mai aminci da kuma ba su damar hawa.
Masu tafiya a ƙasa ya kamata su ketare titi ne kawai a mahadar hanya da kuma hanyoyin wucewa, su bi duk wata alama ta zirga-zirga da hanyoyin wucewa, kuma su yi amfani da hanyoyin tafiya a ƙasa idan akwai. Idan babu hanyoyin tafiya a ƙasa, masu tafiya a ƙasa ya kamata su yi tafiya a gefen hagu na titi ko hanya, suna fuskantar cunkoson ababen hawa da ke gabansu.
Kamar direbobi, ana buƙatar masu kekuna su bi duk alamun zirga-zirga da sigina, gami da tsayawa a jajayen fitilu da alamun tsayawa. Dokokin jihar sun kuma bayyana cewa waɗanda ke hawa kekuna dole ne su yi amfani da siginar hannu lokacin juyawa ko tsayawa, hawa tare da zirga-zirgar ababen hawa, amfani da layin kekuna ko hawa kusa da gefen dama gwargwadon iko, kuma lokacin hawa da daddare, tabbatar da cewa kekunansu suna da farin haske a gaba da kuma jajayen haske ko mai haskakawa a baya.
Sama da hadarurruka 3,000 da suka shafi masu tafiya a ƙasa sun faru a bara a Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston da San Antonio, wanda ya yi sanadiyyar mutuwar mutane 287. Waɗannan biranen sun kuma ga haɗurra sama da 1,100 na kekuna waɗanda suka yi sanadiyyar mutuwar mutane 30 da kuma mummunan raunuka 113.
"Ka Zama Lafiya. Ka Tuƙi Wayo." da kuma shirin TxDOT na tsaron masu tafiya a ƙasa da keke sune muhimman abubuwan da suka shafi #EndTheStreakTX, wani faffadan kafofin sada zumunta da ƙoƙarin magana da baki wanda ke ƙarfafa direbobi su yi zaɓi mafi aminci yayin da suke tafiya a bayan mota, kamar sanya bel ɗin kujera, tuƙi iyakar gudu, aika saƙonnin tes da tuƙi ba tare da tuƙi ba kuma ba tare da tuƙi ba a ƙarƙashin tasirin barasa ko wasu ƙwayoyi. 7 ga Nuwamba, 2000 ita ce rana ta ƙarshe da ba a taɓa mutuwa ba a kan titunan Texas. #EndTheStreakTX ta roƙi duk 'yan Texas da su sadaukar da kansu ga tuƙi lafiya don taimakawa wajen kawo ƙarshen yawan mace-mace a kan titunan Texas.
Lokacin Saƙo: Nuwamba-19-2020