西安如廁有了專用車位 可停15分鐘

A city in central China now has free parking spaces reserved for drivers who need to answer the call of nature while on the road.

中國中部一座城市現在出現了免費停車位，專爲需要在路上去洗手間的司機保留。

Spaces have been marked in yellow on main roads in Xi'an, close to 50 of the city's public toilets, the Hua Shang Bao newspaper reports.

據《華商報》報道，西安市50個公廁附近的主要道路上都標記了黃色專用停車位。

Each one is designated as a "special toilet use" space and there's a 15 minute time limit for drivers who park in them, so anyone who tries to take advantage of the spots to go shopping will be fined.

每個區間被指定爲“如廁專用”，併爲司機提供了15分鐘的停車時限，任何試圖利用該區域去購物的人都將會被罰款。

The city's traffic police are also asking people to report any cars that occupy the spaces long-term.

西安市的交警也呼籲人們對任何長期佔用該空間的汽車進行舉報。

One local driver told China Daily that he was pleased to find a place where he could pause for a quick toilet break without having to pay.

一位當地司機在接受《中國日報》採訪時表示，他很高興能找到一個可以針對快速如廁而停車，且不必支付費用的地方。

And this is only the first phase of city's plan for loo-friendly spaces. Xi'an has more than 1,300 public toilets and traffic police say they're looking to create more reserved parking so that people can easily make use of the facilities.

這只是西安市廁所友好空間計劃的第一階段。該市目前有超過1300個公廁，交警表示，他們正在開設更多的預留停車位，以便人們可以方便地利用這些設施。