The article "Doctor dismisses cleric's claim that driving hurts ovaries" (Oct. 1) reports that a gynecologist stated on television that there is no scientific evidence that driving hurts women's reproductive health. However, I feel that women should not be allowed to drive because it is not suitable for them.They will not be able to make quick decisions while driving or while having to troubleshoot problems with their vehicle. Recently in Dubai due to the incorrect parking on a highway by a woman driver a whole family was killed in a tragic accident. A Dubai court said that the woman driver was fully responsible for the loss of life. Salman Saif II. That is just an isolated case. Undisciplined male drivers also cause accidents. Discipline and defensive driving are the key for all drivers, male and female. Ibrahim B. Andiso III. If women drivers are supposed to be dangerous and unable to cope with traffic, how do you explain the terrible death toll on the roads in Saudi Arabia where at the moment only men are allowed to drive? Angela Watson IV. Driving does affect women physically especially if they are expectant mothers. The stress and physical endurance required by driving take a toll and women can have a miscarriage due to the jerky movements of the vehicle. Masum Hoosen V. Oh please, I don't think that women in Saudi Arabia are planning to drive a heavy duty truck for hours! All we want is to be able to do our shopping by ourselves without grumpy husbands or drivers or taxis having to wait for us. We want to be able to take ourselves and our kids to school or university and not have to depend on buses and drivers. We want to be able to take ourselves and our family to the doctor or to the hospital in case of emergency. Why should women be totally banned from driving? Amelita Surtikanti
