Toronto busses allow women (only) to be dropped off closer to home at night for safety. Scroll to "Request Stop"

BreweryBaron · 2011-01-05T10:56:21+00:00

this is a great service, but its FUCKING SEXIST. i think more guys get mugged/jumped on the way home than women get raped, so I think it would be fair to allow that for both sexes

evil-doer · 2011-01-05T06:58:08+00:00

its not just toronto and its not just the ttc. the buses elsewhere in ontario do this as well. and yes its only for women.

fondueguy · 2011-01-05T08:41:54+00:00

This is horrible chivalry. Men are in fact the more vulnerable ones more likely to have violent crimes happen to them.

bowling4meth · 2011-01-05T08:12:41+00:00

If we were to fight this, all that would happen is that the request stop programme would be cancelled. Then when some woman is inevitably raped/murdered/injured/inconvenienced we'd get blamed for it.

I don't know Toronto very well, but I found it to be an extremely safe city compared to say, New York or London. I don't think this is fair, but I don't think this is a battle we can win - for me winning would be to have anyone in an unsafe area be able to call a request stop.

thoriginal · 2011-01-05T14:43:39+00:00

Perhaps if you had read the FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, you would have seen the following-

"TTC Drivers may exercise discretion and personal judgment when it comes to stopping their bus between regular TTC stops for any riders expressing a genuine need to exit the vehicle, regardless of gender or time of day. The only restrictions are:

•Whatever the location, the TTC vehicle must be able to stop in a safe manner. •Whatever the reason to stop between stops, the person making the request must truly be in need (for example, personal safety or disabled)."

Edit: It's the section after Request Stop Program, called Stops Between Stops. ANYONE can use it.

mvpilot172 · 2011-01-05T14:44:38+00:00

In the US atleast here in Pittsburgh our bus stops are every two blocks. They look like a trail of breadcrumbs through-out the city. I'm amazed people can't walk 2-3 blocks to catch a bus.

abbeets · 2011-01-05T15:35:02+00:00

It's common across canada.

DigiSerf · 2011-01-05T19:10:36+00:00

Toronto has created equality by behaving Sexist and demeaning men and spending more Tax Dollars on Woman. Its one of the many reasons why a single working male should really consider carefully if they want to live in that city.

inyouraeroplane · 2011-01-05T22:13:19+00:00

HEY GAIZ TIL THAT A MAN IS EXEMPT FROM RAPE!

DapperDad · 2011-01-05T08:29:56+00:00

Is it sexist? Sure. But is it really that big of a deal? Bus ridership is very low after hours. Especially between 9pm-5am so this isn't going to have much of an impact on travel times or have a noticeable affect on other people.

I'd much rather focus on issues such as discriminatory child custody issues, legal biases, and cultural stigmatization of men as monsters.

Whereas this is just worrying about what someone has that we don't. The negative impact is incredibly low.

numb3rb0y · 2011-01-05T15:52:12+00:00

I don't understand how this doesn't violate the denial of services portion of the Human Rights Act. Is misandry considered a bona fide justification?

Title	Toronto busses allow women (only) to be dropped off closer to home at night for safety. Scroll to "Request Stop"
Author	kovu159
Upvotes	32
Comments	64
Date	January 5, 2011 6:19 AM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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