World Vietnam may ban small-chested from driving

[Dr.Jack]

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam is considering banning small-chested drivers from its roads — a proposal that has provoked widespread disbelief in this nation of slight people.

The Ministry of Health recently recommended that people whose chests measure fewer than 28 inches (72 centimeters) would be prohibited from driving motorbikes — as would those who are too short or too thin.

The proposal is part of an exhaustive list of new criteria the ministry has come up with to ensure that Vietnam's drivers are in good health. As news of the plan hit the media this week, Vietnamese expressed incredulity.

Vietnam might ban small-chested, short and thin from driving motorbikes

Vietnam is considering banning small-chested drivers from its roads — a proposal that has provoked widespread disbelief in this nation of slight people.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[Varine]

... what the fuck kind of logic is that?

 

[shinami]

I don't even understand how do people come up which such retarded ideas...

 

[Kings]

WTF.....Does the Gov't there not have anything else to screw up? "Ya, know, i bet people would be pissed if we said small chested people couldn't drive" Sounds like a plan, right?

 

[Varine]

Does is apply to guys too?

 

[Dr.Jack]

Does is apply to guys too?

Yes.

 

[FireCat]

holy crap that is retarded, what wrong with ministry over there? :nuts:

 

[Dr.Jack]

Small-Chested Drivers OK in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam (Oct. 30)- Faced with mounting public criticism, Vietnam's Health Ministry suspended a widely ridiculed plan to ban short, thin and small-chested drivers.

The ministry had recommended that people whose chests measure less than 28 inches be prohibited from driving motorbikes — as well as those who are too short (less than 4 -foot-8) or too thin (less than 88 pounds).

When the media revealed the plan this week, it prompted disbelief and scorn among members of the public, who envisioned the police pulling over female drivers to measure their breasts.

Thursday's state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper quoted ministry official Nguyen Huy Quang as saying the proposal would be suspended.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/la-on-vietnam31-2008oct31-story.html