- Dubai's metro has a whole carriage just for women and children, where men can be fined for entering.
- The rule did not seem to be strictly enforced, but the carriage full of women had a lot of advantages that I enjoyed.
- But it's not a system that I'd necessarily want to be introduced elsewhere, and don't view it as the best solution to problems women face on public transport.
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Dubai's shiny, driverless metro cuts through the city's skyscrapers and offers striking views of the city.
It offers three different classes of service: silver, gold, and women and children only.
During a recent trip to the city for the Dubai Airshow, I rode in the women's carriage and felt some distinct advantages, but it also had some clear problems and wasn't something I felt wanted to see elsewhere.
It's a solution that has been suggested in non-Islamic countries as a response to sexual assaults on public transport, but that has also been criticized as an admission of defeat in actually fighting the issue.
I also noticed that, even though men could be fined for coming in to the carriage - it didn't seem to be that strictly enforced, and my friend got in more trouble for drinking water than a man for travelling in the area.