Burqas and Driving a Car

So, I'm driving through Arlington yesterday and some driver tries to pull into my lane. I give the driver a toot on the horn to let them know someone is already in the space they want in my lane.

A few seconds later, the driver tries again. This time I give a blast on my horn and they once again, swerve back. They have a beat up Honda and I can understand why at this point.

Figuring the driver is drunk or otherwise seriously deficient and in the interest of not getting a dent in my car, I let the driver in (while holding up the poor schmucks behind me, but I'm liking self-preservation).

Then I change lanes and pass the hazardous driver. Out of curiosity, I look at the driver as I pass them, and this is what I see behind the wheel:



So, if someone has to wear glasses to pass the visual examination (including peripheral vision tests) and they can get a traffic ticket if found driving without those glasses, how the hell is THAT allowed on the roads?

 

That would appear to be quite dangerous apparel for driving.

 

i was on i 40 from greensboro to winston when i saw a woman ....not in a burka but a veil and long gown....she had been sideswapped...no other car was stopped...the cops were there...i wondered if the veil did it...or some just pissed off driver on his own personal jihad

 

Assuming the driver is a her and assuming the driver has a license to drive, I wonder what her picture on her license is? She did not have diplomatic plates, either.

And, if a cop DOES pull her over, does he get to ask her to remove her headgear to properly identify her?

 

As long as she's not texting or talking on her cell phone, it's okay. We wouldn't want to upset the Muslims. They might cut our heads off.

 

friends dont let friends behead infidels

 

WTF indeed!

Our society is not designed to deal with these traditionalist muslims.

 

Holy crap she was driving!?! Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz(whoever the hell he is) is rolling in his grave!

http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/45880

If interested, you should read what the rest of that site says about women and how they are to act in and out of public... Crazy!

 

Or any society for that matter;

Furor over French Muslim woman fined for driving veiled - Yahoo! News

 

There's DWI, driving while intoxicated and usually requires time in jail.

Around here, there are some colloquial terms, too: There is DWD, driving while a diplomat (we all know to give them a wide berth, but it's not illegal). And, DWO, driving while Oriental - usually too short to see above the dashboard - no offense to short persons (well, just a bit).

Do we need to start saying DWMW, driving while being a Muslim Woman?

Amazing. I now have a lot of questions that never, ever entered my mind about simple, everyday living here. Ever.