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Basima was nervous before she first got behind the wheel. The busy roads of Sydney were intimidating, as were the road rules.
Despite her insecurities, Basima has been determined to learn how to drive. Relying on public transport and her family to get around has not been conducive to the independent lifestyle she desires.
Basima is from Iraq and didn’t learn how to drive in her home country. She relied mostly on her husband, before he died in 2008. She said that, in Iraq, it was simply too dangerous for women to drive.
“There was a lot of accidents and there was no law, no insurance.”