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(Before Uber came to the country—it currently operates in Jeddah and Dammam, in addition to Riyadh—women relied on private drivers (if they could afford them) o
by paublyrne 11y ago
(Before Uber came to the country—it currently operates in Jeddah and Dammam, in addition to Riyadh—women relied on private drivers (if they could afford them) or [limo companies]
If Saudi is anything like other Middle Eastern countries I have visited, taxis and motor rickshaws are very common.
Of course the elephant in the room is that neither Uber, nor taxis are a real solution to the driving prohibition. So I wouldn't go overboard patting Uber on the back.
- keerthiko 11y agoSaudi is not like other Middle Eastern countries. Taxis may exist, but the limitations placed on women are far more extreme in Saudi. The rest of the Middle East are varying levels of liberal around women, with the UAE not having any legal restrictions on them, Oman having only social regulations (somewhat strict, but only for natives) on women's outfit and segregation from men in public, etc. Availability of taxis is less of the issue here.