OneinfivepassengersonMetrotrainsandbuseshaverecentlyfeltunsafeduetosexualharassmentorotherformsof "unwantedsexualattention," accordingtonewdata.
ALosAngelesCountyMetropolitanTransportationAuthoritysurveyofnearly 20,000 passengersonthesprawlingbusandrailsystemaskedwhethertheyfeltunsafeduringthelastmonthwhileridingMetrodueto "unwantedtouching, exposure, comments, oranyotherformofunwantedsexualbehavior."
Traditionally, sexualharassmenthasbeenportrayedasmoreofafemaleissue. Itaffectseveryone.- MetroemployeeJeffBoberg
About 21% ofrailpassengersand 18% ofbuspassengerssaidyes. About 17% ofbusridersand 13% oftrainriderssaidtheyfeltunsafewhilewaitingatbusstopsortrainstations.
"Thisissomethingthatwe’regoingtolookatverycarefully," MetrospokesmanPaulGonzalessaid.
Metrotypicallyasksaboutsafetyinitscustomersurveys, whichtheagencyhasconductedatleastonceayearformorethanadecade. Butthisisthefirsttimepassengershavebeenaskedaboutsexualbehavior, saidJeffBoberg, anagencytransportationmanagerwhoworkswithdataandresearch.
Metroemployeesdistributepapersurveys, printedinEnglishandSpanish, oneverytransitlineatleastonceeverysixmonths, Bobergsaid. Translationsinnineotherlanguagesareavailableonlineforthe 5% ofMetroriderswhodonotspeakEnglishorSpanish.
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