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There was{{when|date=August 2015}} a popular belief in the UK, that it was legal for a man to urinate in public so long as it occurred on the rear wheel of his vehicle and he had his right hand on the vehicle, but this is not true.<ref>{{cite web | title= Legal Curiosities: Fact or Fable? | publisher = [[Law Commission (England and Wales)]] | date = April 2015 | url = http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/docs/Legal_Oddities.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150629195445/http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/docs/Legal_Oddities.pdf | archive-date = 29 June 2015}}</ref> Public urination still remains more accepted by males in the UK, although British cultural tradition itself seems to find such practices objectionable.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2010/01/public-toilet-british-sex-piss|title=From buttoned-up Britain to urine nation|work=New Statesman|access-date=26 February 2011}}</ref>

In [[Islamic toilet etiquette]], it is [[haram]] to urinate while facing the [[Qibla]], or to turn one's back to it when urinating or relieving bowels, but modesty requirements for females make it impossible for girls to relieve themselves without facilities.<ref>Unveiling the Breath: One Woman's Journey Into Understanding Islam and Gender Equality, Donna Kennedy-Glans pg. 69</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rizvi|first1=Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi|title=Elements of Islamic Studies|date=1986|publisher=Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania|isbn=978-9976-956-05-4|edition=6th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4-KfAgAAQBAJ}}</ref> When toilets are unavailable, females can relieve themselves in [[Laos]], [[Russia]] and [[Mongolia]] in emergency,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://motomonkeyadventures.com/travel-tips/urinating-around-the-world/|title=Urinating around the world - Motomonkey Adventures|date=22 October 2013}}</ref> but it remains less accepted for females in [[India]] even when circumstances make this a highly desirable option.<ref>Women and the U.S. Constitution: History, Interpretation, and Practice.

 

Women generally need to urinate more frequently than men, but as opposed to the common misconception, it is not due to having smaller bladders.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1975 |title=Report of the Task Group on Reference Man |url=https://www.icrp.org/publication.asp?id=ICRP%20Publication%2023 |journal=Report of the Task Group on Reference Man |publisher=Pergamon Press |page=180}}</ref> Resisting the urge to urinate because of lack of facilities can promote [[urinary tract infection]]s which can lead to more serious infections and, in rare situations, can cause [[Renal failure|renal damage]] in women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=24369 |title=06/07/2002 - Mobile crews must have prompt access to nearby toilet facilities |publisher=Osha.gov |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urologychannel.com/uti/prevention.shtml |title=Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Prevention – Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) |publisher=Urologychannel.com |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> [[Female urination device]]s are available to help women to urinate discreetly, as well to help them urinate while standing.