Mexico welcomes “pink” taxis – news bulletin

Mexico welcomes "pink" taxis

Oct. 27 – No men are allowed in Puebla’s pink taxis, a taxi service driven by women cabbies and designated to pick up only female passengers.

SOUNDBITE: Valentin Meneses, Puebla Communications Minister

Gemma Haines, Reuters


Mexico welcomes "pink" taxis

questions

  1. Where are women welcome?
  2. What must men do?
  3. Where can catching a cab be risky for women?
  4. Why does the woman interviewed choose the pink taxis?
  5. What does a female driver give her?
  6. How many women only cabs are there in Puebla?
  7. What are women tired of?
  8. What are the cabs equipped with?
  9. How does the communications minister see the service helping women?
  10. What do ‘normal taxi drivers’ do according to the minster?
  11. Where did the 6 million peso investment come from?
  12. Who provides training for the cab drivers?

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