Mexico City starts grope-free buses for women

Mexico City has started a women-only bus service to protect female passengers from groping and verbal abuse common on the city’s packed public transportation system.Millions of people cram into subway trains and buses in the Mexican capital, one of the world’s largest cities, and women have long complained of abuse from men taking advantage of overcrowding to sneak in an inappropriate grab.

“One time a man stuck his hand up my skirt. They grab your butt … It’s gross,” said 27-year-old office assistant Lourdes Zendejas, who waited 20 minutes during the evening rush hour to catch one of the new buses.

The special buses pull up at ordinary stops but have large pink “women only” signs on the front and side. They were added to two busy routes last week and the city government plans to expand the program to 15 other routes by April.

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  1. Starr says:

    Japan has “women only” cars on their trains due to the same problems.

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