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Korean Subway Groper Eradication Starts Now

November 1, 2007 at 11:19 AM | 1 Comment

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Seoul South Korea's subway system will introduce women-only cars in 2008 to make rides more comfortable and free of gropers, according to subway officials.

Sexual crimes happen frequently when the cars are packed and people are pressed against each other."

Nearly half the crimes reported on the city's eight subway lines are of the frisky variety, with many taking place on two lines that serve university and office districts. Female only train cars are not a first, several Tokyo train lines have recently tried women-only carriages to prevent groping.

Hmm. And we thought all this talk of Japanese and Korean gropers was a travel myth perpetuated by tourists unfamiliar with the perils of crowded subway cars. Looks like we were wrong. Now if Seoul could only help us figure out what has to be one of the world's most confusing subway maps.

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