Posted on 06/02/2016 7:46:27 AM PDT by Rusty0604
HANGZHOU, China, June 1 (UPI) Officials in a Chinese city said larger parking spaces meant only for female drivers are in response to difficulties women have while parking.
The female-only spaces, designated in parking lots in the Tonglu highway service area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, are 50 percent larger than normal parking spaces and are outlined in pink with a drawing of a skirted figure similar to one that might be found on a bathroom door.
Pan Tieyong, director of the Tonglu highway service area, said the spots were installed in response to female drivers in the area having trouble backing into spots and being seen parking carelessly.
The parking plan has been criticized by many on social media, with at least one Weibo user branding the spaces a form of sexism.
True respect for women entails letting women enjoy the same rights as men, the user wrote.
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Females parking ping list!
Confusion say: For most excellent driving skill sets on display in Taiwan, Japan etc.
cf.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLKCLYLPMiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQtXgwwnvDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP-rkZjCTtI
Many more excellent driving skill sets on the right sidebar.
I want these! But, since I am a normal, patriotic and Christian woman, I guess I can’t successfully demand these here in the US at places I shop.
It might not have been just showing the article to his wife that got him into trouble, but the additional narrative of the issue he provided.
I am a woman, and I do not consider it an insult to say that men are better at some things. Parking is among those things. Men just, in general, excel in tasks related to spatial awareness.
Not sure if men are better drivers, since men have more accidents.
Lol. My guess is auto mechanic and body work is a good business to be in over there.
I’m a woman, and I don’t get insulted if men can do some things better either, I guess I never thought of parking as one of them. Cars, that is.
A lot of folks do know what I’m talking about when I reference the jade tassel thingies.
The ones who do fear it. It represents possible death and dismemberment of me or my family members.
Not due to you, of course, but those darn chinamen.
She was built more like a putter?
Too soon, I know...
Watching my husband park a vehicle impresses me. Watching him park our travel trailer leaves me speechless.
Impressive!
My Asian wife is a very good driver, but she has the spatial awareness problem in other areas. Like the garage. She can't understand why it is impossible to clean up because we have about 10% of the necessary shelf space to hold all of the stuff on the floor. She thinks we can just rearrange the shelves and make it all fit... :)
That’s a good one.
That looks like a plane going into the sun.
The concrete wall has a “window” that the front of the top car went through, it’s holding the front down, not allowing the back down.
I recall some drive through fast food joint being sued because the menu wasn’t accessible for blind people.
Oh, I am a good driver, but parking is challenging for me, especially since I so rarely have to do it.
And thank heavens for the GPS because I have spent many hours being lost. My sense of direction is nearly non-existent, although it has gotten a little better over the years but not by much.
If I do not consciously memorize where I have parked my car, I am the woman wandering the parking lot with packages and a confused expression.
DANG!
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