Behind the wheel, a year on: Saudi women savour new freedom Overturning the world's only ban on female drivers, Saudi women line up to receive their driving licenses from the SDS Saudi Driving School in Riyadh as more than 100,000 licenses have been issued all over Saudi Arabia over the past year, according to the director general of the Traffic Directorate Mohammed Al-Bassami. During an interview with AFP, Bassami also mentions that women have enhanced traffic safety through their driving. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES