September 30, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain may consider women-only carriages on trains in a bid to combat a rising number of sexual assaults on commuters, the transport minister said on Monday.
Minister Claire Perry said she was "absolutely determined" to do whatever it took to increase safety and reverse an increase in assaults.
"They have introduced women-only seating in Japan because there is a particular problem with groping and low-level violence," Perry said at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
"It is a very interesting question and I will look at all ideas."
The most recent figures from Britain's transport police recorded a 21
