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girlguides’ bid for under 18s to have separate queues

Campaign for female-only taxi ranks

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A youth organisation is campaigning for female-only taxi ranks to be introduced in Scotland's biggest cities.

Girlguiding Scotland is asking local authorities to introduce the marshalled ranks in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow after a survey showed girls under 18 are often scared when making their way home.

The proposal comes after the organisation carried out a survey of 1,000 girl guides.

Girls Shout Out, the report of the survey, also suggests councils give young girls rape alarms and flip-flops when they are out clubbing.

Margaret Winter, Girlguiding Scotland's county commissioner for Edinburgh, explained the taxi ranks would only be for girls under the age of 18. She said: “Girls feel that if there was a separate queue where they would get priority if they were under 18 by showing their ID then that would make them feel safer when they are out late at night.

“It would be targeted at a group of girls on their own. It would have to be situated away from the conventional taxi ranks as it could cause upset to see the girls getting priority. We think it could work in the bigger cities.”

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, a national charity for personal safety, backs the report.

Ann Elledge, a director of the charity, said: “As girls grow up and become independent, they need to learn how to stay safe.

“It is necessary for them to take acceptable risks once they are equipped with the appropriate information and skills to assess and deal with such risks. They should then be able to develop their own personal safety strategies.”

Tillydrone, Seaton and Old Aberdeen councillor Jim Noble said he was surprised the suggestion had come from Girlguiding Scotland. He said: “It’s an interesting concept. Whether we have the logistics to do that, I don’t know. The taxi ranks have been revamped to get people out of the city as quickly as possible, so that has been tackled recently.

“It seems strange they are talking about girls under 18 coming home late at night because if they are clubbing, they shouldn’t be.”

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did they bother asking men if they were scared,or did they just presume there not

How many men would admit it if they were

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suppose thats the boys brigades territory or the scouts, cant be stepping on each others toes when it comes to daft surveys.

makes me wonder if those girls dressed as girlguides i dropped at a club up town were really girl guides oot on the [edited by admin].

Sure this wasn't published on April 1st?

Can't see a problem with female only ranks.

Just for the record there are plenty of male only ranks in Brighton.

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IDFIMH

I can.
Our conditions state we can't refuse to drive anyone, anywhere within the city, without good reason. Does being male count as a good reason?

Anyway, from experience, they are more likely to be attacked by another female.

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There was me thinking this model of preposterousness was an April fool too

Being male doesn't count as a good reason for anything it's just an excuse

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I would wear my skirt just to get home quicker I MEAN You would get men wearing skirts just so they can get home quicker

Never a truer word spoken than in jest

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I would advise against wearing a skirt down here.

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IDFIMH

FM that's ugly

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!