Bogota’s TransMilenio bus system is extending its female-only carriage trial into peak hour services, local media reported Tuesday morning.
Bogota implemented the pilot program on its articulated bus system on March 7 in an effort to reduce the cases of violence against women, including sexual assault, while on public transport.
FACT SHEET: Bogota’s TransMilenio
Sanchez, said the female-only bus carriages were inspired by similar projects in Mexico, where pink buses and taxis are used to transport women safely at night.
In India’s capital, Delhi, female-only train carriages have been a common sight for many years – a result of repeated acts of bag snatching and male harassment. According to the BBC, the concept was so successful in India that the country have now started to run female-only trains on eight different routes.
In addition to the extended time frame for the female-only carriages in Bogota, the TransMilenio will also play host to a number of undercover policemen who will be able to prosecute people committing crimes of harassment.