The urinals were installed 12 years ago, to some excitement as they were considered rather modern at the time. However, they failed to catch on and are now often locked and out of use. The manufacturers of the urinals said that when used correctly they are more sanitary than ‘sit down toilets’ as the user doesn’t have to come into contact with the seat.
They also take up less floor space - having only a small partition wall between each urinal - and use less water. The four women’s urinals in the Salzburg Congress building seemed to be a cause of confusion, Bert Brugger, boss of Tourismus Salzburg GmbH (TSG) said.
Some women believed they had mistakenly wandered into a men’s toilet and others just had no idea how to use them - although an illustration was available. Brugger confirmed that the urinals could soon be removed. Austria’s Chamber of Commerce said it doubted that women’s urinals would ever prove popular in Austria and that restaurants and guest houses were not keen on the idea.
4 comments:
The figure in the illustration does not explain what to do with the pants, which would wind up bunched up on the floor while trying to aim for something behind. That would take some practice, preferably at home.
Speaking as a woman, I would not be happy having to use these toilets at all. We don't have control of the stream like men do.
Looks to me like it's just a fancier version of a hole in the floor that you would squat over!!! Then there's the issue again of what to do with your knickers???
Personally I'd have to be really desperate to use that, I think I'd still probably nip in the mens instead and they never have queues either!
Many women think Women's urinals are stupid and pointless and to be fair I think Men's urinals are stupid and pointless
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