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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Not just in San Francisco. Ask anyone in the nine Bay Area counties.
Q: What do you get when you cross a Mexican and an Asian?
A: A car thief who can’t drive.
Even the Chinese know Chinese women are bad drivers.
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