More young Women fromKeralaaspire to learn driving when compared to their counterparts in other states in the country.
Data from 2022 shows that 40% of the nearly 11 lakh people who received learner’s licence (LL) in Kerala were women.
Goa came a distant second with 33% of the total persons receiving LL being women.Uttar Pradeshand Bihar fared poorly with 5% and 3% respectively.
LL is valid only for a period of six months and one must pass a written test on road rules, regulations, signals, signs, road manners, defensive driving and other factors to get a driving license.
Experts in the field of women studies said the main reason for the increasing number of women taking driving licences in Kerala is Education and financial independence.