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A woman in the driver’s seat

April 13, 2025 10:11 am

I bought myself a car when I could comfortably do so, without taking a loan, to make myself more independent. I decided to master driving to help my mother move around when I’m home in Kerala, instead of waiting for a cab or an autorickshaw on sultry days, even as our car enjoys a siesta in the shed.

The company has introduced the Women Rider Preferred option, which allows women drivers to accept trips from only women riders. (Representative Image)

Uber introduces new safety features for women drivers, riders amid rising concerns

November 29, 2024 1:04 pm

The company has partnered with Bengaluru-based NGO Durga to conduct gender sensitisation sessions for its drivers.

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First Saudi women receive driving licenses amid crackdow

June 04, 2018 11:30 pm

Other women across the country have been preparing for the right to drive on June 24 by taking driving courses on female-only college campuses.

Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women from June 24

Detained Saudi women driving campaigners branded traitors

May 19, 2018 4:12 pm

The stunning arrests come before Saudi Arabia is set to lift the world's only ban on women driving next month.

Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women from June 24

May 08, 2018 3:46 pm

The decision to allow women to drive could give them the much-needed mobility to join the workforce. Saudi women now no longer need male permission to start business.

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Saudi women-only motorshow opens in Jeddah

January 12, 2018 9:02 am

In a decree issued in September, King Salman ordered by June an end to the ban on women drivers, a conservative tradition that has limited women's mobility and been seen by rights activists as an emblem of their suppression.

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UT transport proposal: Women drivers may set up cameras on dashboards

November 17, 2017 10:04 am

Director, State Transport Authority, Amit Talwar maintains dash cameras “are really helpful because they provide evidence” for the driver in various circumstances.

Two-wheeler women drivers without helmets get most hits

April 04, 2015 4:45 am

The police personnel with the Road Accident Analysis cell say that all these women were not wearing helmets.

Tell firms to employ women drivers, DCW tells Jung

December 17, 2014 9:06 am

Shukla has asked Jung to direct companies to have women drivers to pick up and drop women employees.

Drive to check helmets on women drivers begins today

September 10, 2014 2:08 am

The traffic police have deployed over 100 teams at institutional areas, marketplaces, office complexes and commercial centres to ensure compliance of law.