Posted on 07/12/2005 11:22:19 AM PDT by F14 Pilot
A Saudi woman has defied the country's ban on female drivers to save her husband after he collapsed at the wheel, a Saudi newspaper has reported. The couple were driving from the city of Dammam to Riyadh when the man suffered breathing problems and passed out, the al-Watan newspaper said.
His wife grabbed the wheel and drove 15km (10 miles) to a petrol station where he was treated and recovered.
The man had reportedly taught his wife to drive during trips to the desert.
The kingdom imposes severe restrictions on women, including barring them from voting or going out in public unaccompanied by a male relative.
Saudi Arabia's interior minister recently dismissed growing pressure to allow women to drive.
Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz said the Muslim country had other priorities.
Conservatives argue that if women were allowed to drive, they would be able to mix freely with men.
I'm a racer from way back.
That's why they call me Dashing Dasher.
;-)
LOL! Good for you! They just call me crazy. Only two tickets in my life, though. One when I was 23 and one when I was 53! I did get stopped again, but the officer made the mistake of asking how I was. I had been driving for 9 1/2 hours without a break, needed to go to the ladies', was hungry, had to make the trip back in a few days, and had recently returned from California. Poor guy's eyes glazed over and he told me to drive safely and he rushed back to his cruiser.
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