France is way ahead of us... WAY ahead!!!

[Blue_Tires]

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Nope, Those Aren't Mailboxes: Paris Rolls Out Sidewalk Urinals




In Paris, authorities are taking an unusual approach to combat the scourge of public urination: Make urination even more public.

The city is experimenting with completely exposed, eco-friendly urinals.

The devices are called "Uritrottoir," which combines the words for urinal and pavement. They're not at all subtle. They're bright red and in heavily trafficked areas — for example, directly next to the Seine near the Notre Dame Cathedral.

And if there's any confusion, a large white and red sign with a red arrow and a cartoon of a man peeing probably clears it up.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/14/638512558/nope-those-arent-mailboxes-paris-rolls-out-sidewalk-urinals

[TygrBright]

1. hmmmm.... And for women? n/t

[jmowreader]

2. Climb on top and squat down, I guess

[John Fante]

3. While there's little doubt that 99% of the urine you smell on the streets

is from men, it's wrong not have these for women as well. Maybe an adjacent port-a-body for women only?

[Iggo]

8. Although it's a nice idea, there's no such thing as a portapottie for women only.

You can slap a sign on it. But if there ain't no security guard, that shithole's for everybody.

[snowybirdie]

4. No

How about an upscale porta potty that would be private, more attractive and could be used by both sexes? This is ugly and laughable.

[Blue_Tires]

7. How would you keep some homeless dude from making it his home?

[Iggo]

9. An "upscale porta potty" ?!!!

Oh thank you!

You made my day!

[snowybirdie]

11. Perhaps

A new industry is born

[pansypoo53219]

5. shouldn't it be gold?

[Iggo]

12. -en?

[LeftInTX]

6. Discrimination against women!!!!!!

[Coventina]

10. Amersterdam has had them for ages.