More women get behind the wheel in China

A woman takes a driving test at a vehicle license agency in Jiaozuo, Central China's Henan province, May 17, 2011. More female drivers have been applying for a license since May 1, when China's newly amended Road Traffic Safety Law went into effect, and the proportion of female applicants doubled, up to 40 percent at the agency. Many of them take up driving lessons at their husbands' suggestion, who hope their wives can take the wheel when they are too drunk to drive. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

New drivers wait to take their driving test at a vehicle license agency in Jiaozuo, Central China's Henan province, May 17, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

w drivers take a computer-based driving test at a vehicle license agency in Jiaozuo, Central China's Henan province, May 17, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A woman takes a driving test at a vehicle license agency in Jiaozuo, Central China's Henan province, May 17, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A woman registers before taking her driving test at a vehicle license agency in Jiaozuo, Central China's Henan province, May 17, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]