More than 45 Saudi women have hit the road since the launch of a campaign against the discriminatory law in the Persian Gulf nation that began two days ago.
Women drivers have posted videos of their driving adventures on the YouTube site.
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are prohibited from driving.
Under the male-only deriving rule, Saudi families have to hire live-in drivers. Those who cannot afford the high cost must ask a male relative to drive them to work, school, shopping or the doctor's office.
The ongoing campaign against the ban goes back to the arrest of 32-year-old Manal al-Sherif, who pioneered the female movement.
In May, Sherif spent 10 days in detention after she posted a video of herself driving on the Internet and was then forced into signing a pledge that she would not drive again or speak publicly about it.
On June 9, Saudi police arrested Six women for practicing driving in an empty car lot in the capital city of Riyadh, summoning their male guardians.
Besides the driving prohibition, Saudi women are deprived of a choice in marriage, divorce and child custody. The females are dictated to and guarded by male relatives and cannot travel without the consent of a male guardian.
They are also barred from participating in municipal elections, which form the kingdom's only public electoral event.
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