Enshrined women. In Saudi Arabia the women aren´t allowed to drive a car. A way to reduce air pollution?

Question

It is just a hypothetical provoking question. Any answers are welcomed

Answer 1

probably the 50% of cars wouldn't go out... yes, it would work.

Answer 2

Well, as women have never been allowed to drive cars in Saudi Arabia, it technically hasn't led to a reduction in air pollution. Allowing women to drive might contribute to an increase, if that's what you're positing.

As women are typically safer drivers, and going the speed limit is more fuel efficient, banning males drivers would more likely reduce air pollution.

Also, the assumption that fewer drivers of either sex leads to fewer cars on the road is not necessarily true. There could be men too poor to own their own cars who are hired to chauffeur wealthy women.

The real question would be what percent of the population drives cars, or uses other modes of transportation.

And a real solution might be to find alternate forms of fuel than carbon-spewing fossil fuel so we don't have to depend on miosgynist theocratic oligarchic monarchies in the Mid-East to drive anywhere.

Answer 3

In Saudi Arabia women aren't allowed to do much of anything; they still can't vote; only 5% of women are allowed to work outside of their home; over a third of girls are illiterate since it is not required to educate girls (only 1/10 of boys are illiterate); girls weren't allowed to be educated at all until 1960; girls aren't allowed to participate in sports; and girls education that they do get is very constricted (it has to follow strict religious guidelines).

Saudi Arabian women have a lot more to worry about than driving and air pollution..voting would be a refreshing change in their lives.

Answer 4

Maybe, but only there, never in the U.S. Maybe a way to reduce air pollution is to lengthen the driving age from 16 to 18 or more. That way people would have to wait longer therefore reducing air pollution.ALso, it would probably bring down the rate of people dying in car crashes.

Answer 5

Woman are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. I think first of all this is becuase most Saudi women are very conservative (by Saudi tradition) and cover their faces, so it would be very inconvenient for them to drive. You might ask well what about women in Saudi Arabia who do not cover their faces and foreigners living there? Well because of Saudi Arabian traditions men and women are usually distanced, so if women started to drive that would work against their typical traditions.

Answer 6

It may be reducing air pollution but that isn't the reason women aren't allowed to drive. It's because the men are controlling and think women are a lesser form of human.

Answer 7

I'm sure there are less cars in Saudi Arabia blocking the intersection for no reason, driving super slow, stopping in the middle of the street for no apparent reason, cutting people off without looking, driving in two lanes at once, not making a left turn even when the other car coming towards you is a block away, and parrellel parking at such a weird angle.

Saudi Arabia must have the best driving conditions.

Answer 8

They're all rich enough to have limo's and hire old British dudes named "Jevies" to drive 'em around. (giggle - Joking). Actually, women can only be escorted by a family memeber in public.

Answer 9

Not sure about the pollution factor, but I bet it cuts down on accidents!

Answer 10

mayb we shud all stop driving cars