A local council inAustraliahas banned bikini-clad and shirtless passengers from boarding a seaside bus route, sparking fury. The move by Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council comes following complaints of people wearing “inappropriate” swimwear on the small 30-seat bus and also concerns over cleanliness.
The Hop, Skip and Jump is a free, daily shuttle service through the Manly, Fairlight and Balgowlah coastal suburbs. It is regularly used by beachgoers visiting some of the area’s rich coastline. The changes have received a mixed response online, with one person claiming: “Welcome to 1920s Sydney … oops 2020s.”
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Another added: “The Council should focus on their core business activities. Try not to be the fashion police.”
Others disagreed, with one person saying: “It has always been a golden rule that you cover swimwear if you walk more than a block across from the beach.”
A second claimed “the complaints started with the proliferation of Brazilian style really brief g strings”.
The comments, as reported byThe Guardian, were in response to a clip shared by Australian breakfast show Sunrise.
Footage from the programme showed a sign at one of the bus stops that read: “Please dress appropriately. Clothing must be worn over swimwear.”
Deputy Mayor Candy Bingham said some of the community bus service’s mostly elderly passengers found the lack of clothing “confronting”.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
