ZURICH, Switzerland -- A sex drive-in has opened in Zurich in a bid to keep prostitutes safe and move the trade outside of Switzerland's biggest city.
Fashionably teak-colored open wooden garages, popularly called "sex boxes" by the Swiss media, will open on a first come, first serve basis, for drive-in customers, in the city where prostitution has been legal since 1942.
The several dozen sex workers who are expected to make it their new hub will stand along a short road in a small, circular park for clients to choose from and negotiate with. The park was built in a former industrial area nestled between a rail yard and the fence along a major highway.
The publicly funded facilities — open all night and located away from the city center — include bathrooms, lockers, small cafe tables and a laundry and shower. Men won't have to worry about video surveillance cameras, but the sex workers — who will need a permit and pay a small tax — will be provided with a panic button and on-site social workers trained to look after them.