Background Information
Saudi Arabia initiated many projects of infrastructures and many extensive transportation network developments in order to support different economic growth. The Saudi Arabia highways in the city are always well maintained. The roads in the Riyadh capitals have been constructed with lots of care observing all the required measures needed in the road construction rules in making sure the roads are durable and of good quality. The roads were constructed with the best contractors, who made sure the right building materials were used to enhance the consistent resistance to high temperatures to avoid strong reflection of sunshine on the roads (Abdulrahman 159). The roads outside the city are not high as compared to those inside the city but the Saudi Arabian government is already rebuilding them. What are importance and limitations of provision of apps in the Saudi Arabian Market?
Taxis in Saudi Arabia have different shapes and sizes. Most of the taxi drivers come from the south Asia although recently the number of the Saudi Arabian citizens has been taking the job. The cost of taxis in Saudi Arabia is immensely cheap compared to London. The taxi cost in the country has never been fixed and all the taxi users are given an opportunity to negotiate. The transport system available in Saudi Arabia is the best since bus transport allows the passengers to travel luxuriously either locally or internationally. Renting a car in Saudi Arabia is the cheapest and most convenient practice, especially with the right documentation. Most of the people in this country rent cars due to the affordability and availability of parking space (Abramson 36). The parking space is always available, especially in the major city.
Research problems
The Saudi Arabian government came up with several programs that they believed were the lasting solution to the transportation problems facing the citizens. The Saudi Arabian government came up with an idea of introducing a carriage facility that would only be for women in order to give them the optimum privacy they needed the implementation of the project had not taken place yet. The Riyadh metro carriage is supposed to solve transport problems, especially on women (Kent 3493). Regardless of the existence of lots of cash in the government of Saudi Arabia, the country was faced with the problem of high prices of oil due to low-interest rates from the government, which caused a lot of troubles on the economy since there was very little return on the foreign investments.
The Saudi Arabian government had several programs that were supposed to be implemented by them in order to improve the living standards of the women and the poor in the country, but they had not yet been implemented. The delay of implementation of these programs has caused a lot of problems in the transportation sector since most of the women / poor are faced with lots of difficulties due to high-cost charges. The introduction of subways in the country was supposed to solve women problems, especially in transportation, since women would be allowed to drive by themselves (Pukthuanthong and Richard 230). Due to implementation delays caused by the government on their projects, the women problems are not yet solved and it seems it is even accelerating according to the recent statistics.
Research question
This research paper expounds on whether the online apps and uber should be allowed in Saudi Arabia by the government. The usage of uber in Saudi Arabia has become viral, especially with the ban of women to drive. The uber usage has enabled women in Saudi Arabia to be more independent and more company are believed to be willing in supporting it in order to win over the courts since some of the influential people in the Saudi Arabian government are to oppose the uber usage (Melick and Charles 103). The ride sharing and uber usage has greatly helped more Saudi Arabian citizens on transportation means when going for work and even from work to their respective destination.
The app companies recently have reported that the most of their customer in Saudi Arabia are actually women. Women are being empowered with the available and reliable cars instead of depending on the chaotic country’s systems of transport. These kinds of services are very beneficial to the Saudi Arabian citizens and should be embraced and supported since they are helpful to many people. These kinds of services have been of great help to the transportation sector in the country.
The services are believed to be accessible, affordable and easy to use by the citizen, that is why it became viral in a very short period of time in Saudi Arabia. Before the car booking apps were introduced in Saudi Arabia, women were limited to travel options. Most of them were forced to employ a full time driver, which was so costly due to the driving ban for women in the country (Pukthuanthong and Richard 230). Some of the women were forced to use taxis, which caused them a lot of problems since some of the taxis were in poor conditions and smelly. The use of taxi was very expensive to them and most of the taxis had several maintenance problems, such as the broken seat belts and meters. The uber usage has helped in solving almost the transportation daily challenges, such as waiting for so long in the street for a taxi or bus.
Claim
The uber usage and other online ride sharing app have been cost friendly to many, especially the women. Most of the women living in Saudi Arabia have greatly benefited with the services since they no longer wait in the streets while looking for taxis or busses due to the availability of this kind of services. The usage of these services is efficient and easy to apply compared to the usage of taxis (Kent 3493). The usage of uber and other ride sharing app can be of great problem, especially with the issue when women being banned from diving. Some of the drivers employed by companies offer these kinds of services to Saudi Arabian citizens, especially the women who are believed to be most users of those services.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the usage of uber in Saudi Arabia has become viral, especially with the ban for women to drive. These kinds of services are very beneficial to the Saudi Arabian citizens and should be embraced and supported since they are helpful to many people in Saudi Arabia. Most of the women living in Saudi Arabia have greatly benefited with the services since they no longer wait in the streets to find taxis (Melick and Charles 103). Most of the taxi drivers in Saudi Arabia come from the south Asia, although recently the number of the Saudi Arabian citizens has been taking the job.
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