Abantu bayakhethaizihlalo zabakhubazekile zekhonoukuze baqhubeke nokuphila kwabo. Izihlalo zabakhubazekile zingaba lula kodwa sidinga nokusekelwa yizo zonke izigaba zomphakathi ekusebenziseni izihlalo zabakhubazekile.

Ama-ramp ezihlalweni zabakhubazekile abaluleke kakhulu maqondana nokufinyeleleka. Isibonelo, uma kungekho-ramp yezihlalo zabakhubazekile eceleni kwezitebhisi eziya ezitolo ezinkulu noma ebhayisikobho noma eshashalazini, lezi zindawo ngeke zifinyeleleke kulaba bantu. Abantu abasebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile cishe ngeke basebenzise izindawo ezinjalo, ngokusho kwe-NingboBaihen.

Ake sithinte kafushane umlando wezindawo zokuma ezisebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile zikagesi. Nakuba kungekho mininingwane eqondile ngalolu daba, kukholelwa ukuthi izindawo zokuma ezifana nezindawo zokuma ezisebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile zikagesi ezisetshenziswa namuhla zazisetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokwakhiwa kwamaphiramidi aseGibhithe, kusho i-NingboBaichen. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunezinhlebezi zokuthi amaGreki asendulo ayesebenzisa izindawo zokuma ukuze adlule emikhunjini esemhlabeni.

I-NingboBaichen ithi empeleni kuye kwaqinisekiswa ocwaningweni ukuthi ama-ramp asebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile ayesetshenziswa eShayina ngo-525 BC Ekuqaleni kwawo-1900, kwakusetshenziswa i-ramp eGrand Central Station eNew York City, kodwa le ramp yayisetshenziswa kakhulu ukuthutha imithwalo yabagibeli. Ngemva kokuphela kweMpi Yezwe II, abantu baqala ukuqaphela ukubaluleka kwama-ramp atholakalayo, kusho i-NingboBaichen. Phakathi nale minyaka, isidingo sama-ramp asebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile sanda njengoba abanye ochwepheshe babenqunyelwe ukusetshenziswa kwezihlalo zabakhubazekile, kusho umhlinzeki wezihlalo zabakhubazekile waseShayina. Maphakathi nekhulu le-19, abantu baqala ukuphakamisa ukuthi izindawo zomphakathi kufanele zisetshenziswe kaningi, kusho i-NingboBaichen. Ekugcineni, ngasekupheleni kwekhulu lama-20, uMthetho WaseMelika Okhubazekile waqala ukusebenza futhi ama-ramp abakhubazekile aba yinto evamile.