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New designated women parking spaces, now available.
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A German mayor has controversially introduced ‘easy parking spaces’ for women. Spaces in a new car park in the town of Triberg, are allocated with male and female symbols.
The spaces for women are wider and well lit, while men’s spaces are closer to concrete pillars and can only be reversed into.
Mayor Gallus Strobel said it was a natural decision to introduce gender based parking spaces because men are better at parking than women.
‘In the new car park we found that two place were not rectangular, at an angle to the road and placed between walls and pillars; that makes parking difficult, so we decided to allocate them to men’ said the 58-year-old mayor.
Not wanting to sound completely sexist, he added women are welcomed to try and park in the men-only spaces.
He also added that ten spaces were reserved only for women as opposed to just two for men.
His controversial new idea has so far received mostly positive feedback, despite being accused by one angry female critic of exhibiting ‘male pigheadedness.
According to Strobel, one man even said he was travel to the town just to try the new parking.
‘I never expected this reaction’ said Strobel.
‘I’ve been on the phone all day, the TV will come. I am happy, and it looks like we’ve hit a raw nerve in society. It’s been a great marketing gimmick.
‘Women can come here and prove me wrong, and while they’re at it, they can see the town’s attractions’ he added.
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