Should women be allowed to drive

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

In my country women are allowed to drive, I am a very devout halal/kosher sunni muslim but quite honestly we have less accidents with where im living in saudi arabia when women could not drive and there are a lot of accidents in america with a higher percentage of them being women. So why let them drive the men are the ones in cahrge of the family and are statistically less prone to accidents. I was wondering what you westerners opinions are. Also we dont have asians driving .

Allahu Akbar/god is great

 

[Kenny'sID]

but quite honestly we have less accidents with where im living in saudi arabia when women could not drive

It only stands to reason you would have more accidents with more drivers on the road.

 

[Kenny'sID]

Maybe Muslims shouldn't be allowed to drive. Or fly planes. They tend to crash into people and buildings.

(Okay, that was a bit harsh. Sorry. But sexism isn't cool).

Yikes!

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

Maybe Muslims shouldn't be allowed to drive. Or fly planes. They tend to crash into people and buildings.

(Okay, that was a bit harsh. Sorry. But sexism isn't cool).

but thats not sexism thats just flatout racism, I understand your opinion and respect it

 

[Strathos]

but thats not sexism thats just flatout racism, I understand your opinion and respect it

Islam isn't a race.

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

It only stands to reason you would have more accidents with more drivers on the road.

what do you mean by that exactly?

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

Islam isn't a race.

neither is it a gender

 

[BNR32FAN]

Well I believe women should be allowed to drive otherwise we would never hear the end of all the bickering and complaining.

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

Well I believe women should be allowed to drive otherwise we would never hear the end of all the bickering and complaining.

hahaha thats a fair point

 

[Kenny'sID]

what do you mean by that exactly?

You say you had less accidents when women weren't driving, but when they started driving there were more people on the road, so more people driving means more accidents. Even if they were all men, more drivers, more accidents.

Meaning it has little or nothing to do with women drivers.

 

[Strathos]

You say you had less accidents when women weren't driving, but when they started driving there were more people on the road, so more people driving means more accidents. Even if they were all men, more drivers, more accidents.

Meaning it has little or nothing to do with women drivers.

Also if women were banned from driving before, you would figure they would be inexperienced. That's not an argument to keep them from driving.

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

You say you had less accidents when women weren't driving, but when they started driving there were more people on the road, so more people driving means more accidents. Even if they were all men, more drivers, more accidents.

Meaning it has little or nothing to do with women drivers.

thats a fair point habibi

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

Also if women were banned from driving before, you would figure they would be inexperienced. That's not an argument to keep them from driving.

true

 

[Silmarien]

In my country women are allowed to drive, I am a very devout halal/kosher sunni muslim but quite honestly we have less accidents with where im living in saudi arabia when women could not drive and there are a lot of accidents in america with a higher percentage of them being women.

Statistics actually point in the opposite direction and usually suggest that men are the more dangerous drivers. This is why men have to pay higher rates on car insurance than women in this country.

 

[archer75]

Let's compromise - no private vehicles. Only mass transit.

 

[brinny]

but thats not sexism thats just flatout racism, I understand your opinion and respect it

Islam isn't a "race", Mohamed, is it?

 

[Kenny'sID]

Let's compromise - no private vehicles. Only mass transit.

But who's gonna drive?

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

Statistics actually point in the opposite direction and usually suggest that men are the more dangerous drivers. This is why men have to pay higher rates on car insurance than women in this country.

cbs news is your statistics , well its better to pay for insurance what do you mean thats actually a smart thing to do

 

[Sketcher]

I'd pretty much insist on a future wife of mine being able to drive. A wife who can't drive can't pick up sizable amounts of groceries, ferry the kids to or from school or the doctor's office or their friend's house, or run other errands. Nor would I be able to split the driving with her on a long road trip, the US is a big country. Furthermore, I'd also want her to be able to read a map and navigate for such trips. Generally, I believe a more capable wife can be a better one, and being less capable doesn't make her more trustworthy. More capability only really becomes a problem if she's not trustworthy, and if she's not trustworthy, why would I marry her.

 

[Mohamed Al Marafia Jhoud]

Islam isn't a "race", Mohamed, is it?

neither is it a gender, so how could I be sexist