Sex drive-in

Generally the facilities are created by local authorities to put some control on where prostitution occurs and to provide increased safety.

[2][3] It was later adopted in Germany (Verrichtungsbox in German, which translates somewhat as "effectuation box" but with a hint of banality and mundaneness), where the Utrecht model was first used in Cologne in 2001.

[4][5] Generally facilities are designed so that the driver cannot exit the vehicle after pulling into the structure, but the prostitute can.

[6] In 2008, this design width was reported to be a problem in the Utrecht sex drive-in because the growing sizes of SUV and luxury cars meant they were having difficulties fitting into the slots.

[9] Due to numerous complaints of public prostitution affecting residents, Zurich began considering the project in 2010 and visited other facilities including those in Cologne and Essen, and Swiss news reports referred to the concept as sex-boxen (sex boxes).