Women drive here

Walking through Sana'a I was starting to recall my younger days in Jeddah. It looked so much like ti, and the attitude was somewhat similar. Although regarding the attire of women, Jeddah seemed more liberal back in the early nineties than what I was seeing. However, I was shocked. I saw a women driving a car. I asked, and apparently women are allowed to drive, although only very few exercise this privilege. Seems like Saudia Arabia is the only state in the world not to allow women to drive. I must add, that the examples of women driving have solidified my impression on their driving skills, I guess somethings are global