Saturday, January 26, 2019

Motorist Sues over Female-Only Parking Signs; Ends Lawsuit after Parking Signs Are Changed

A man in Germany has sued his local authority for discrimination over the introduction of female-only parking spaces, the Euro News website reports today (January 26, 2019).

The female-designated parking spaces, which are brightly lit and positioned close to exits, were adopted at a car park in the Bavarian town of  Eichstatt after a woman was sexually assaulted there in 2016.

The Munich Administrative Court said the plaintiff felt the parking spaces and signs violated his general freedom of action and discriminated against him as a man.

An agreement with the plaintiff was reached, the court said in a statement. The plaintiff agreed to a change on the signs reflecting that the gender designation was merely a recommendation, not a rule.

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