Milo Minderbinder
10th Jul 2012, 20:04
German mayor designates 'more challenging' parking spaces to men | Metro.co.uk (http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/904627-german-mayor-designates-more-challenging-parking-spaces-to-men)
A German mayor's controversial new parking policy has raised a few eyebrows after he designated the town's 'more challenging' parking space to male drivers.
Mayor Gallus Strobel hit the headlines this week after unveiling the new car parking plan for motorists in the small German town of Triberg.
Under the new system, each space in the town's main car park been painted with a male or female symbol, depending on its difficulty rating.
While female drivers have been assigned wider and well-lit spaces located closer to the exit, male drivers will need to pull in at more difficult angles and avoid cement pillars.
The 58-year-old mayor wants to 'challenge political correctness' with his new policy, claiming the tight spaces will be an 'attraction' for ambitious drivers.
'Men are, as a rule, a little better at such challenges,' the 58-year-old told German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
A German mayor's controversial new parking policy has raised a few eyebrows after he designated the town's 'more challenging' parking space to male drivers.
Mayor Gallus Strobel hit the headlines this week after unveiling the new car parking plan for motorists in the small German town of Triberg.
Under the new system, each space in the town's main car park been painted with a male or female symbol, depending on its difficulty rating.
While female drivers have been assigned wider and well-lit spaces located closer to the exit, male drivers will need to pull in at more difficult angles and avoid cement pillars.
The 58-year-old mayor wants to 'challenge political correctness' with his new policy, claiming the tight spaces will be an 'attraction' for ambitious drivers.
'Men are, as a rule, a little better at such challenges,' the 58-year-old told German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
