Saudi women to be allowed to drive motorbikes, trucks soon
Saudi women will not only be allowed to get behind the wheel of a car for the first time next summer, they will also be able to ride motorcycles and drive trucks, the information ministry said on Monday.
In September, King Salman issued a decree ordering an end by next year to the kingdom's ban on women drivers, a conservative tradition seen by rights campaigners as an emblem of women's suppression.
The ministry's international communications centre tweeted information from the department of traffic, using graphics to make clear that women would be allowed to drive both motorbikes and trucks.
It said harassment of female drivers would not be tolerated and there would be no discrimination between men and women in enforcing traffic laws and regulations.
Women with international driving licenses can hit the road without going to local driving schools, the tweet said.
