Public sex toilet

These are external links and will open in a new window. Plans for public toilets with design features to deter vandalism, rough sleepers and sexual activity were submitted in error, a council has said. Plans for the facilities in Porthcawl's Griffin Park included weight-sensitive floors to ensure they were only used by one person at a time. But Porthcawl Town Council said its intentions had been "misinterpreted" in the planning application.

A public toilet is a room or small building with toilets or urinals and sinks that does not belong to a particular household. Rather, the toilet is available for use by the general public, customers, travellers, employees of a business, school pupils, prisoners etc. Public toilets are commonly separated into male and female facilities , although some are unisex , especially for small or single-occupancy public toilets. Increasingly, public toilets are accessible to people with disabilities. Public toilets are known by many other names depending on the country. Examples are: restroom, bathroom, men's room, women's room in the US, washroom in Canada, and toilets, lavatories, water closet W. Some public toilets are free of charge while others charge a fee.

Jets of water will shoot out from the futuristic toilets whenever movement sensors sense "violent" activity. Doors will also fly open, and a high-pitched alarm will sound. Inside the toilet, weight sensors will be monitoring activity, and ensuring only one person is in the bathroom at one time. If someone's in the toilet for too long, a warning message will begin to play, and lights and heat will switch off. This will also help to ensure rough sleepers won't be able to use the toilets as a place to stay.

We take single-sex public toilets for granted today. It is hard to believe that when public conveniences were first constructed, the vast majority of these toilets were just for men. Great Exhibition