In the world of the city's parking wars, their defiance has been something of a longstanding joke: drivers with a stash of tickets stuffed in their glove compartments.
In taking to the traffic roiling along one of Riyadh's main thoroughfares, al Qatani is defying a longstanding prohibition against women drivers, one that just recently landed another woman driver, Manal al Sharif, in detention for nine days.
In its ruling, the California labor commissioner said Uber is "involved in every aspect of the operation", negating the company's longstanding claim that its drivers are contractors.
In a statement, Uber emphasized the flexibility it gives workers, reiterating its longstanding claims that many drivers do not want to be treated as full-time employees.
An arbitrer was appointed on Wednesday to find a solution for the longstanding opposition between taxi drivers and so-called black car services.
Drivers also voiced longstanding demands for an increase in fares.
Nascar and Halifax Hospital have a longstanding practice: any information about drivers injured at Daytona International Speedway is funneled through track officials.
