[align=left]“The Traffic Directorate last year issued about 1,354 licenses to Saudi women who underwent driving lessons and passed the test,” said Col. Khalifa bin Hassan from the Traffic Directorate.
An increasing number of Saudi women study, work or live in Bahrain and hold valid Bahraini driving licenses. Mariam Hamad, a university student, told Arab News, “I have several Saudi friends who have Bahraini driving licenses. They usually rent cars to go to libraries or malls and feel independent.”
Hamad said renting a car was better than hiring taxis, which would be expensive. “A taxi driver would drop these students in the morning for lectures and would only return in the evenings,” she said. “Renting a car is the best option for Saudi women who also drive with the Bahraini license in European countries when they are on vacation with their families.”
There are no special procedures or paperwork for Saudi women applying for licenses. “The laws are the same for all GCC citizens,” said Hassan.
He said there are no statistics on accidents involving Saudi women drivers as Bahrain’s traffic system only records the registration numbers of cars involved in accidents and Saudi women usually drive rented vehicles or vehicles belonging to relatives.
According to statistics last year, 159 fatal accidents involving cars registered to Saudi drivers were recorded.
Women in the Kingdom have for several years fought for the right to drive. A group of activists last year launched a petition demanding the right and collected about 1,100 signatures. The petition was sent to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Saudi National Day.[/align]
اشترك بالقائمة البريدية
احصل على أخبار وأسعار السيارات أول بأول
سيارات للبيع من أصحابها
مقالات ذات علاقة
حمل التطبيق الآن
اختر نظام جوالك وتابع الأخبار مباشرة
