Signatures for pink metrobus sent to municaplity
ISTANBUL
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Some 60,000
signatures, demanding that Istanbul operate pink metrobuses catering
solely to women, were delivered to the Istanbul Municipality as a part of
an action lead by the conservative Felicity Party, private broadcaster NTV
reported on its website today.
The
head of the Felicity Party’s Istanbul branch, Selman Esmerer, said the pink
vehicles would eliminate the discomfort experienced by older and pregnant
women, as well as those traveling with children, on the overcrowded transport
system, while also preventing sexual harassment.
"According
to us, every third or fourth bus should be a
pink metrobus,
designated for women," Esmerer said. "Every woman can then choose
whether to travel in a pink or normal vehicle."
Esmerer
reportedly posted the signatures to the Istanbul Municipality
after giving a speech in front of Taksim's post office.
