Grave_n_idle wrote:The Heart of Hypatia wrote:I don't even know where to begin with this whole special carriage idea. If you are abused or assaulted on a train inform the staff, if they don't take your complaint seriously inform the police, and if they don't take your complaint seriously inform the Independent Police Complaints Commission. If all of those options fail then it's time to involve the press and your member of parliament, if you haven't already.
I don't even think people being anti-social on public transport is a gendered issue, generally speaking. Different categories of anti-social behaviour seem to be dominated by single groups, sure, but speaking purely anecdotally I don't think I have ever felt more uncomfortable on public transport than when sharing it with mouthy, drunk women.
There's a difference between feeling uncomfortable and being sexually assaulted.
Sexual assault is one of the categories I implied was dominated by one group, and again it's anecdotal, but you'll never guess which group in my experience does the non-sexual assault. Yep, that's why I am made more uncomfortable around other women (especially if they're drunk) than men on public transport.
