Topless men banned from Brighton buses (From The Argus)
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Topless men banned from Brighton buses
1:30pm Sunday 24th July 2011 in News By Naomi Loomes
Topless men have been banned from buses.
Brighton and Hove has long been known as a liberal city but you cannot let it all hang out on board anymore.
Passengers are being ordered to put their shirts on because they are sweating on to the seats.
Roger French, managing director of the Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company said: “We started this during a very hot summer because it was unhygienic having people getting on buses a bit sweaty and the sweat get on the seats.
“We thought it was common courtesy to other passengers.
“We have new fabric seats that are very comfortable but they do absorb sweat. We had a few customers and drivers saying that it was not really on."
But topless men have been told not to despair. The Big Lemon Bus, which runs alternative routes round the city, says half naked people are welcome on its fleet.
Richard Marsh, finance manager, said: “People don’t have to be lemon fresh to get on our buses. Toplessness is welcome as long as it doesn’t contravene the law about public decency – fancy dress and breast feeding is also fine.”
A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said: “It is not an offence for a man to be topless.”
Women however can be charged with indecent exposure if they go topless in public.
Comments(26)
East Brunswick
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2:33pm Sun 24 Jul 11
lulu_153
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2:41pm Sun 24 Jul 11
Never_Wrong
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2:52pm Sun 24 Jul 11
David523
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3:44pm Sun 24 Jul 11
Oh, right, doesnt count 'cos women are allowed special rights, I forgot, lol!!
Equality? Not here!
David523
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3:46pm Sun 24 Jul 11
tweety72
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3:50pm Sun 24 Jul 11
pw24
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4:33pm Sun 24 Jul 11
tweety72 wrote:i agree & people who put their feet on the seats!!
how about stopping people from letting their stinky dogs sit on the seats?? i think thats far worse than a shirtless man.
NickBrt
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4:56pm Sun 24 Jul 11
Mojorising79
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5:14pm Sun 24 Jul 11
papa_melons
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7:08pm Sun 24 Jul 11
Number Six
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7:16pm Sun 24 Jul 11
David523 wrote:Women without skirts or trousers? What busses do you get on?
Sooo..... men are unhygenic, right? What about all the women who where just tights, knickers and no skirt / trousers... Oh, right, doesnt count 'cos women are allowed special rights, I forgot, lol!! Equality? Not here!
Why do these blokes go around without shirts anyway? They look stupid but then the Brits have no style when it comes to summer. I've just had a week in Rome. It's hot! I didn't see one Italian male without a shirt and most of the time a jacket and tie.
Totally agree about people who put their feet up on trains. Slobs
atlantis88
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9:09pm Sun 24 Jul 11
TheInsider wrote:I agree totally
Asda has a sign on the door banning topless people and looking at the customers it's a good thing.
Perhaps sainsbury on the lewes road could ban students who think it's funny to do their shopping in their stinky pyjamas.
It's filthy.
Cap'n Flint
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9:27pm Sun 24 Jul 11
hoplifting ex Chief Inspector Sharon Rowes...
leobrighton
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10:09pm Sun 24 Jul 11
Cap'n Flint
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10:43pm Sun 24 Jul 11
leobrighton wrote:Only cyclists... But the Fuzz will not enforce it
Thought this had been policy for years. Should be proper laws against it.
kumquat
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11:08pm Sun 24 Jul 11
Cap'n Flint wrote:i've got red hair and i agree its totally unhygienic. The headline of this story great. Do topless men really get banned? Aren't they just told to put their shirt on? I can think of worse crimes on buses. Masturbating for one. I've seen that.
And cyclists... And people with red hair,,, and... Moolscombians and ...Irish...and Albanians...and....s
hoplifting ex Chief Inspector Sharon Rowes...
Cap'n Flint
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11:35pm Sun 24 Jul 11
kumquat wrote:Mmmmm lucky you....I have bought a Black Mini for that...damned pedalists.
Cap'n Flint wrote:i've got red hair and i agree its totally unhygienic. The headline of this story great. Do topless men really get banned? Aren't they just told to put their shirt on? I can think of worse crimes on buses. Masturbating for one. I've seen that.
And cyclists... And people with red hair,,, and... Moolscombians and ...Irish...and Albanians...and....s
hoplifting ex Chief Inspector Sharon Rowes...
Cap'n Flint
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1:14am Mon 25 Jul 11
chrisinbrighton
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8:56am Mon 25 Jul 11
dogs are cleaner than 99% of humans
lillylou
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9:10am Mon 25 Jul 11
Cap'n Flint
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9:24am Mon 25 Jul 11
lillylou wrote:I think this guy drives a Black Mini Ford now...
i rang the company over a year ago about this as usual with btn n hove buses they take 1000 complaints til they deal with an issue!i was on the bus and a topless prat sat next to my 10 year old with sweat and hairy nipples in her face that is not acceptable!!!
Bartram
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10:35am Mon 25 Jul 11
Claude Back
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1:31pm Mon 25 Jul 11
chrisinbrighton wrote:That is a complete fabrication; probably made up by some idiot who thought up the 'Animals are better than humans' slogan and lost so many RSPCA donations in the process.
tweety get a life
dogs are cleaner than 99% of humans
Squire John Trelawney
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2:07pm Mon 25 Jul 11
Tom Redruth
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11:44am Tue 26 Jul 11
Claude Back wrote:You mean like the Stranger Danger Pedo and the East Sussex Big Cats Stories.
chrisinbrighton wrote:That is a complete fabrication; probably made up by some idiot who thought up the 'Animals are better than humans' slogan and lost so many RSPCA donations in the process.
tweety get a life
dogs are cleaner than 99% of humans
TheInsider says...
2:20pm Sun 24 Jul 11
Perhaps sainsbury on the lewes road could ban students who think it's funny to do their shopping in their stinky pyjamas.
It's filthy.