63 bus encouraging inapproperate touching?

[VelvetChairGirl]

I was going to post this in the feminism board but I decided to post it here instead, the new 63 bus has done away with polls in favour of handles on the side of seats and request stop buttons on the back of seats. does anyone else think this will encourage perverts to touch women and girls under the guise of just holding onto the handles or trying to reach the stop bus buttons?

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fleet-of-new-electric-buses-coming-to-route-63-51749/

@alexdgr8

those grab handles look pretty standard. haven't you seen them before, OP. most london buses have them. i do understand your concerns though, but whatever the layout, some people will misbehave.

No buses I go on in West London have them.

[quote VelvetChairGirl]I was going to post this in the feminism board but I decided to post it here instead, the new 63 bus has done away with polls in favour of handles on the side of seats and request stop buttons on the back of seats. does anyone else think this will encourage perverts to touch women and girls under the guise of just holding onto the handles or trying to reach the stop bus buttons?

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fleet-of-new-electric-buses-coming-to-route-63-51749/[/quote]
The photos in that piece are all of the upper deck, where standing isn't allowed.

So on that basis, YABU.

[quote Anonymous48]@VelvetChairGirl

"Wow! This would never occur to me. Have you had a bad experience in the past? I'm wondering if you should seek counselling if a simple public transportation redesign leads you to start thinking about sexual assault?"

I use buses all the time, I know what they are like.

You didn't answer my question.[/quote]
I am a woman in my 40s I know when men are like.

To be fair, I think this is a bit of a reach. And not just for the handle ...

YABU

Get a grip

@VelvetChairGirl

"I am a woman in my 40s I know when men are like."

I'm also a woman in my 40s. I don't know what you mean.