Inresponsetonumerouscomplaintsfromwomen,theUSTransportationSecurityAdministrationhasorderedairportsecuritypersonneltoavoidtouchingfemalepassengersbetweentheirbreastswhenperformingpatdowns.Securityscreenersnowwillkeeptheirhandstothe"chestperimeter"ofwomenunlessdetectionequipmentpicksupthepossibilitythattheyarehidingexplosivesbetweentheirbreasts.
鑑於有眾多婦女投訴,美國運輸安全管理局已下令機場保安人員對女乘客輕拍身體搜查時,要避免碰到她們胸脯之間。保安檢查員的手現在只會拍到女士的「胸部周邊」,除非偵察器材發現她們可能在胸脯中間收藏爆炸品。