Women
in Saudi Arabia aren't allowed to drive. So when some women there feel
the need for speed, they head to amusement parks to ride the bumper
cars. They are allowed to drive
those vehicles, although not on the open road.
The Wall Street Journal explains:
At
the weekly ladies-only night at the Al Shallal Theme Park in the
coastal city of Jeddah, women discard head scarves and head-to-toe black
gowns to reveal the latest trends—ripped jeans, tank tops, and
tossed-to-the-side ’80s-style hair. For many of them, the biggest draw
of the amusement park isn’t the few hours of fashion freedom. Instead,
they go there to get behind the wheel—even a bumper-car wheel—in a
country that bans female drivers.
There are no loud bangs or
ferocious head-on crashes. There are a few slow-speed collisions, but
also a lot of dodging, as many women are content with just gliding over
the smooth surface. For some, the biggest risk of bumping into each
other is while taking a selfie.
“They love driving the cars,” Aman
al-Abadi, the ride attendant, said of the women who were getting back
in line for another spin. “Men are always bumping.”
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