Free night taxis for women and women only tube carriages

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Acknowledge that there is an epidemic of male violence against women, and that until there is a more robust solution to the problem, we need safe right to travel. In 2020, 207 women were killed in Great Britain. 1 in 4 murders were of women. In contrast, 9 in 10 murders are committed by men.

Womens safety is not a women's problem. the government and police force are failing to recognise this epidemic. Asking women not to go out at night is a gross breach of our human rights. We demand safer options for us to protect us, the right to live freely and safely, and the right to enjoy our lives in the same way that anyone should. The government need to provide safe ways for us to travel at night if the only advice they can offer is "take a taxi" or "don't walk alone".

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The cost of private transport such as taxis is a commercial decision for individual private providers, not the UK Government or Parliament. Decisions on the tube are a matter for TfL and the Mayor of London

You could start a petition calling on the Government to fund free short distance public transport for female passengers, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

25 Sep 2021	Petition opened for signatures
28 Sep 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Sep 2021

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