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发帖数: 1034 | 1 By Matthew Humphries May. 27, 2014 1:45 pm
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Women think that men are worse drivers, and men think that it’s women who
can’t drive very well. The South Korean government is clearly siding with
men in this debate, with news of the introduction of so-called “she spots”
to its capital city Seoul.
These she-spots take the form of parking spaces specifically aimed at and
reserved for women drivers. The lines are pink, they have a female in a
skirt symbol painted inside them, and they are significantly larger in terms
of both width and length.
If that’s all the government were doing I’m sure there would be some
outrage among both male and female drivers. But there’s more female-
friendly initiatives. Sidewalks are being resurfaced with a more spongy
finish to make them easier to walk along in high heels. There’s also 7,000
new toilets being installed around the city exclusively for women.
While men in South Korea may agree that women do require bigger parking
spaces, they won’t appreciate the $100 million the government has spent
installing them, the toilets, and the high heel-friendly sidewalks. Then
they’ll realize that larger parking spaces also means less parking for
everyone, and they may even face a fine for parking in a pink slot.
Surely the money would have been better spent on public transport, Internet
infrastructure for faster online shopping, and in turn removing the need for
anyone to park a car or walk down a hard sidewalk. Men in Seoul will also
legitimately now get to ask the question “what’s the $100 million
earmarked for men going to get us?”
In the UK we have family parking spaces that are wider for parents with kids
. There aren’t any female-only parking spaces I know of. Is this a common
practice anywhere else in the world? |
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