Wheels for women only.Body-to-body contact is inescapable on Mexico City's crowded buses and subways. But many women complain that not all the contact is incidental Contingent upon or pertaining to something that is more important; that which is necessary, appertaining to, or depending upon another known as the principal. Under Workers' Compensation statutes, a risk is deemed incidental to employment when it is related to whatever a . Among the 22 million daily passengers, they say, are men who take advantage of the crowds to leer and grope and then quietly disappear. To cut down on the harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. , Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi began running women-only buses in January. With pink placards and drivers who growl at any man who tries to board, the buses are a hit among women. Some of them even cheer each time a man is prevented from boarding. "We are tired of their machismo machismo Exaggerated pride in masculinity, perceived as power, often coupled with a minimal sense of responsibility and disregard of consequences. In machismo there is supreme valuation of characteristics culturally associated with the masculine and a denigration of ," says Catalina Garduno, a saleswoman. "We don't feel sorry for them at all." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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