womfalcs3
Banned
It's better late than never, I guess. Women will be allowed to get their driver's license locally in June, although I have heard they can already drive if they have a license from neighboring GCC countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-drive.html (story from the end of September, but I didn't see it on here when I searched)
I think the decline in the foreign recruitment of drivers will be gradual, and some families will opt to hold onto their driver. We won't see the long-term effects until a few years down the road.
And I don't know why car ownership will increase. There's more to it than just permitting women to drive. First, there's the fact if drivers will return to their home countries, there will be cars available to the household that would not be used. Second, there are income effects: the income of Saudi households likely decreased this year from last. They may not have enough money to buy cars. Of course, this is a statement for the average household.
In any case, there would be one major effect in the long-term: instead of driving to school/work/college then driving back, women who drive will cut that routine in half by not having drivers drive back home. This will improve traffic flows and lower fuel consumption.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-drive.html (story from the end of September, but I didn't see it on here when I searched)
I think the decline in the foreign recruitment of drivers will be gradual, and some families will opt to hold onto their driver. We won't see the long-term effects until a few years down the road.
And I don't know why car ownership will increase. There's more to it than just permitting women to drive. First, there's the fact if drivers will return to their home countries, there will be cars available to the household that would not be used. Second, there are income effects: the income of Saudi households likely decreased this year from last. They may not have enough money to buy cars. Of course, this is a statement for the average household.
In any case, there would be one major effect in the long-term: instead of driving to school/work/college then driving back, women who drive will cut that routine in half by not having drivers drive back home. This will improve traffic flows and lower fuel consumption.