Buses World News
In brief: Worldwide montly news & informations about Buses, Busmakers, Passengers' and the Transport Industry
WOMEN ONLY BUSES * USA
* California - Separate buses are not equal
(Image by Rachel Atherly | Daily Trojan)
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Daily Trojan, by JENNIFER FRAZIN ·January 20, 2015: -- When I tell people that I take public transportation, I am often met with worried stares. After all, urban centers have a pretty bad reputation when it comes to sexual harassment. I’ve bought into the warnings I’ve received about riding at night and having pepper spray on hand. If Los Angeles had introduced a women-only train car, I would’ve spent way more time in the city and much less time on public transportation worried about the length of my skirt... Unfortunately, my fear is far from irrational. In metropolitan cities around the globe, harassment is a serious issue for female commuters. A 2014 Thomas Reuters Foundation poll revealed that 32 percent of women in London have experienced verbal harassment on public transportation. The situation is even worse in Latin American cities, where six out of 10 women have reported physical assault on public transit. Given all this abuse, it is no wonder that many countries — including Japan, Mexico and Brazil — have introduced women-only train cars in an effort to curb the abuse... With all these displays of male privilege making headlines, the fact that women are the main users of public transport in most urban centers comes as quite a surprise. The United Nations Women website explains this phenomenon, pointing out that women and girls are more likely to move through cities in “criss-crosses and zigzags” in order to accomplish their duties as primary caregivers and members of the labor force... Women should not need to adjust their transportation routine to accommodate assailants, and they should not face victim-blaming if they reject available segregated transportation. Society needs to view women-only transit for what it is — a temporary fix, one more “You should have …” when the next victim speaks out..Labels: transport public services, women only buses
WOMAN BUSES * Nepal
* Nepal - Women-only buses
Katmandu,Nepal -MSN News -8 Jan 2015: -- A woman rides a women-only bus as she returns from her college in Kathmandu, January 6, 2015. Nepal's capital has introduced women-only buses in an attempt to reduce sexual harassment and groping on public transport. The initiative will start with four 16-seater buses which will ply a popular east-west route across the city during peak morning and evening hours...Labels: women only buses
WOMENS' BUSES * India - Here come special buses for safer ride in Delhi
New Delhi,India -The Economic Times -10 Jan 2009: -- Many women who travel in the capital's crowded buses and have been molested by male co-passengers can heave a sigh of relief. On Monday, special 'women only' buses will begin plying on select routes, thanks to a Delhi High Court order... The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is starting the service... The court however did not agree to the suggestion by the petitioner's counsel that Delhi should follow the Bangalore model wherein space is segregated for women in buses. The court said, "This is not feasible as, for this, the design of the buses would have to be changed"...Labels: women only buses
FEMALE BUSES * Pakistan - Karachi will have 50 buses specially for female passengers
Karachi,Pakistan -Tea Break -March 20th, 2009: -- Out of total number of buses that KPTS will bring on roads, 50 buses would be exclusively earmarked for women passengers and will have female conductors... This was stated by Sindh Transport Minister, Akhtar Hussain Jadoon, while replying to a supplementary question during question hour in Sindh Assembly on Wednesday... He said that transport problem in Karachi will continue to persist unless new buses are inducted... He said that with 1:1500 bus- population ratios, Karachi still needs an additional number of 10,000 buses...Labels: women only buses
WOMEN' BUSES * Dubai - 'Pink' Coloured Buses for Women
Khaleej,Dubai -The Khaleej Times Online -6 February 2009: -- In an attempt to attract and encourage more women to use public transport, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will soon launch ‘Pink’ buses in Dubai... The move follows the recent introduction of Pink Taxis for women... Seven per cent of the passengers, who use RTA buses, are women, he said... To cater to a larger number of women passengers, the RTA is making efforts to upgrade the bus services and facilities...Labels: women only buses
Woman-only buses * Pakistan - In Peshawar soon
Peshawar,Pakistan -Internews/The Peninsula (Quatar) -December 15, 2008: -- Women commuters in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s restive North West Frontier Province, who have to go through much hassle everyday in the public transport will soon have an exclusive bus service for themselves... NWFP Minister for Social Welfare and Women Development Sitara Imran said that provincial government wanted to start women bus service on trial basis as two such attempts in the past failed. She said that initially two CNG-run busses would be plied on route between Haji Camp and Hayatabad to judge public response... The conductors of the white-blue coloured busses would be also educated women. The drivers would be male but female conductors will deal with the women commuters to make their travel comfortable. Each bus will be provided with one policewoman to ensure security of the commuters...Labels: women only buses
