Saudi Arabia to allow women to cycle!

[bigfriendlyvegan]

A step in the right direction?

Could Saudi Arabia's laws restricting the free movement of women be softening? Reports from the country's Al-Yawm newspaper suggest that women will now be able to ride bicycles and motorbikes in the Saudi kingdom.

This being Saudi Arabia, there are of course several caveats: Women on bicycles must wear the full-body abaya, be accompanied by a male relative, and restrict their two-wheeled gallivanting to recreational areas.

Still, could cycling help increase women's mobility in a country notorious for its restrictions that forbid women to drive?

Not so fast, says the unnamed official who spoke to Al-Yawm. Saudi women may only use bicycles for fun — not for transportation.

[BaldPatch]

mmmm will those neck to ankle flowing robes result in accidents from clothing catching in the wheels and chain?

[ball bearing]

"Biking Toward Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Every day, the Women's National Cycling Team of Afghanistan faces ridicule and threats. And still they ride—with their eyes on the 2020 Olympics...."

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/09/ ... an/379573/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Ancientflatulence]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3koigluYOH0 ..... a very good film ..........

[twowheels]

A step in the right direction?

Could Saudi Arabia's laws restricting the free movement of women be softening? Reports from the country's Al-Yawm newspaper suggest that women will now be able to ride bicycles and motorbikes in the Saudi kingdom.

This being Saudi Arabia, there are of course several caveats: Women on bicycles must wear the full-body abaya, be accompanied by a male relative, and restrict their two-wheeled gallivanting to recreational areas.

Still, could cycling help increase women's mobility in a country notorious for its restrictions that forbid women to drive?

Not so fast, says the unnamed official who spoke to Al-Yawm. Saudi women may only use bicycles for fun — not for transportation.

Source from 2013
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2013/04/ ... -fun/5166/