Comments on: Pink Lines http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/04/17/pink-lines/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:44:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hen http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/04/17/pink-lines/#comment-6969 Hen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:57:26 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=802#comment-6969 In germany "woman only" parking spaces are quite common in bigger parking lots and garages. Their only purpose is to increase security for woman by locating them close to the entrance or in a better guarded area. I've never heard that they're bigger than all the other spaces. Some shopping centers have special parking spaces for people with children which are much wider (not only 20 cm) than regular spaces so that one can open the car's doors wide to easier grap the little children out of their safety seats. In germany “woman only” parking spaces are quite common in bigger parking lots and garages. Their only purpose is to increase security for woman by locating them close to the entrance or in a better guarded area. I’ve never heard that they’re bigger than all the other spaces.

Some shopping centers have special parking spaces for people with children which are much wider (not only 20 cm) than regular spaces so that one can open the car’s doors wide to easier grap the little children out of their safety seats.

]]> By: Adam http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/04/17/pink-lines/#comment-6965 Adam Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:53:43 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=802#comment-6965 Having lived a few years in Korea, I find the following comment on the original article the most plausible explanation: "I suspect that the parking spaces are actually a safety measure, so that women can more quickly get inside after parking at night. That would explain why the article also mentions new street lights being installed. The “unskilled women drivers” thing is probably an invention of the reporter. Frankly, journalism in South Korea lacks high standards of professionalism." Having lived a few years in Korea, I find the following comment on the original article the most plausible explanation:

“I suspect that the parking spaces are actually a safety measure, so that women can more quickly get inside after parking at night. That would explain why the article also mentions new street lights being installed.

The “unskilled women drivers” thing is probably an invention of the reporter. Frankly, journalism in South Korea lacks high standards of professionalism.”

]]> By: Mrs. Davis http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/04/17/pink-lines/#comment-6946 Mrs. Davis Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:55:04 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=802#comment-6946 What I find interesting is that they used pink paint. Has pink been adopted as the international color for women or did the Koreans also light upon it for that purpose independently? What I find interesting is that they used pink paint. Has pink been adopted as the international color for women or did the Koreans also light upon it for that purpose independently?

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