AlArabiya.net has a story on the hottest issue in Saudi Arabia now: women’s driving. The opinions in the story reflect the same ideas we already have read in several places on the issue. The thing that amazed me was the numbers. Check out these numbers, and tell me what you think. The size of the Saudi auto market is huge, with an estimated value of US$ 4.8bn. There are 230,000 new cars on the roads every year. According to some survey, 74% of Saudi women said they would purchase a car if they were allowed to drive. If women were allowed to drive, Saudi women will spend US$ 2.5bn, and the market will reach a 38% growth in the first year. Dr. Mohammed Al-Zulfa says the lost of the Saudi economy caused by foreign drivers is about US$ 4.8bn. And finally, the number that made me go: What? There are more than 300 Saudi women work in Dubai, and most of them drive their own cars. I mean, I know there are Saudi women who work in Dubai, but I never thought there are this many.