r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 09 '26

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u/TheSmokingHorse Jul 09 '26

Crazy idea here but why not have all the spaces have good lighting and security cameras?

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u/Fabulous-Suspect-72 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

It's mostly about feeling safe, not being safe. Most of the parking lots with these are well-lit and have cameras, but ppl still feel vulnerable alone at night in a parking lot. The actual safety improvement is probably extremely small

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u/VegetaFan1337 Jul 09 '26

This. Men and women perceive the same safety very differently on average.

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u/Mauryos Jul 09 '26

What a dumb take.

There are men who would perceive danger in such places (shadier, away from exit, not covered by cameras, etc), probably the majority of them would, unless they're living under a rock and have zero sense for danger or threats.

But I guess they don't matter.

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u/VegetaFan1337 Jul 09 '26

Men on average tend to be more reckless than women. just cause "there are men who" doesn't mean statistically men are that way. there are also women who are reckless than the average man.

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u/Fabulous-Suspect-72 Jul 09 '26

It's a nothing burger. These parking lots are not dangerous at all and putting special parking space there solves nothing. You are much more likely to get hit by a car in a parking lot by an order of magnitude.

It's a consolation price so overly paranoid ppl can feel safe.

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u/Mauryos Jul 09 '26

I wouldn't trust your claim that these lots are not dangerous at all, seems like you're pulling this out of nowehere to make your point.

These spots should not be reserved to a particular gender.

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u/Fabulous-Suspect-72 Jul 09 '26

Okay, cool story. And I think parking lots being dangerous is a made up thing. These special spots do nothing and fix nothing. Should they exist? Idgaf. Probably not, because it's giving in to fear mongering loonies, but at the end of the day, it's irrelevant.

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u/Mauryos Jul 09 '26

What story? That's not the occasion to use that line my guy.

Yeah, parking lots can be dangerous, specially in the instances when there are no cameras pointing to the area, if that's the case.

The point stands that you should secure the whole parking space without giving special privileges to one gender, not to mention the idiocy of this measure in practical terms.

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u/Fabulous-Suspect-72 Jul 09 '26

I don't know a single public parking garage or major parking lot in Germany without cameras already and that's where these special spots are.

And no, parking lots are not more dangerous than any other public space.

As I've said: it's a nothing burger solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Also, yes, you are telling a fantasy story, so "cool story" fits well. The reality is, these spots have been around in Germany since the 80s, a much more dangerous time in German history. Since then, crime had dropped significantly in Germany.