Holland has passed one of the most controversial laws ever heard as it is now legally to ask for sex in place of money by driving instructors.
Driving instructor and learner driver (Picture:Dark Horse)
This may sound unbelievable to some ears. But, it is so true! Driving instructors in Holland are now legally allowed to accept sex as payment for lessons.
According to a new, called ‘Ride for a Ride’, which was just introduced by the Dutch government, dutch instructors can legally accept sex for payment but on one condition - the person must be over the age of 18.
Holland is one of the few countries where prostitution is legal, but this new law has taken things further. However, not everyone is impressed by the new legislation.
Gert-Jan Segers, from the conservative Christian Union Party, tabled a question to the Dutch parliament saying the practice should remain illegal.
Throwing more light on the new law, Netherlands Transport Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen and Justice minister Ard van der Steur said: ‘It’s not about offering sexual activities for remuneration, but offering a driving lesson.
‘It is important that the initiative lies with the driving instructor, and focuses on offering a driving lesson, with the payment provided in sexual acts. When a sexual act is offered in lieu of financial payment, that is prostitution.’
Web searches for ‘Ride for a Ride’ have apparently increased after the law got the green light.