Then when we have more voices and when it is obvious to every one what is obvious to IBF , then you will get the answer you hope for, being a fervent bicycle user. Women cyclists have been outlawed at a northern Iranian seaside resort as an affront to Islamic morality. The district governor in charge of Ramsar, formerly a plush holiday resort on Iran's northern Caspian coast, said women cyclists would be prosecuted even if they were covered from head to toe as required by Iran's Islamic laws. Women cyclists cannot protect their chastity even if they are fully covered, so they should avoid this altogether or they will be dealt with,'' the governor said. He called on city police to stop offenders.
Female cycling is a controversial issue in Iran.
Moderate politicians such as MP Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, have urged women to go out and play sports, including cycling. This has aroused the ire of Conservatives who feel this might lead to uncontrolled freedom and promiscuity. The World Bank plays a big role in transportation through its lending decisions to developing countries. Research and marketing of low-fuel, clean vehicles is one element of a strategy to combat air pollution and rising CO2 emissions in developing countries. Significant curbs in the growth of CO2 emissions from transport can only occur as a result of Bank activities only if they work directly with vehicle companies, both on matters of technology and policy.