They can be found in private and public car parks, and they are usually located close to exits, better lit, and under surveillance: For the past three years, signs saying ‘Places réservées aux dames’ or ‘Parking Femmes’ have been appearing more and more frequently, the French television channel France 3 Grand Est reports.
The objective of these spaces is above all security and safety. A woman interviewed by France 3 Grand Est at the French-Luxembourgish border states that “it’s more for security, we get out of the bus, we take our car, and we can leave right away”.
The report continues at the Casino in Mondorf-les-Bains where a manager explains that these parking spaces, installed just in front of the casino entrance, allow women to feel safer, especially when they leave the establishment at late hours.
But the signs are not always respected, says one casino customer: “I’m not happy, because the spaces are often occupied by men”.
In its report, France 3 points out that in France, there are no parking spaces reserved for women, unlike in Germany, where these spaces have even been made compulsory in some federal states.
The full report by France 3 Grand Est (in French):
