Our allies: Saudi says women drive in U.S. because rape is 'no big deal' to them

I came across this little gem from The World Post:
A Saudi Arabian historian trying to justify the nation's ban on female drivers says women who drive in other countries such as the United States don't care if they're raped and that they don't fear a car breakdown because sexual assault "is no big deal to them."

According to the Post report, Saleh al-Saadoon claimed in a TV interview that women can be raped when a car breaks down, but unlike other countries, Saudi Arabia protects its women from that risk by not allowing them to drive in the first place, according to a translation posted online by the Middle East Media Research Institute.

"They don't care if they are raped on the roadside, but we do," al-Saadoon said on Saudi Rotana Khalijiyya TV. “It’s no big deal for them beyond the damage to their morale. In our case, however, the problem is of a social and religious nature.”

Two other guests on the show -- a man and a woman -- appeared to be in shock over his comments. Al-Saadoon said they were out of touch. Saudi women are driven about by men in their family or male chauffeurs, he explained.

What about the prospect of  being raped by a chauffeur?

"There is a solution, but the government officials and the clerics refuse to hear of it," al-Saadoon responded. "The solution is to bring in female foreign chauffeurs to drive our wives."
"Female foreign chauffeurs?" the female host replied, trying to hide her laughter with her palm. "Seriously?"

Saudi women face serious penalties if they are caught driving, including lashing. Two women who defied the ban on driving last year are being tried in a court that handles terror cases.