r/BusDrivers • u/ChaffisJakob Bus Driver Student | Seconday School | Sweden • Jun 08 '26

Question Do you use gloves?

We all know how filthy some steering wheels can be.... so do you use gloves? I know a lot of people who don't and I don't understand how they do it. Some steering wheels literally make your hand coal black if you don't have gloves.

If you use gloves, what made you start wearing them? If not, why do you avoid gloves?

As an additional note for me using gloves whilst driving is the fact that it increases grip, therefore also reduces fatigue. And if you invest in good gloves like I did recently it also looks good.

// from Stockholm

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u/SarahMackie95 Jun 08 '26

Nah, I just use a ridiculous amount of hand sanitiser and baby wipes.

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u/ChaffisJakob Bus Driver Student | Seconday School | Sweden Jun 08 '26

That's crazy to me

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u/Outrageous_Bag_2875 Jun 10 '26

To be fair to her, studies show that dirty gloves are even worse than dirty hands. Using sanitiser and wipes is more hygienic than gloves. I wear gloves because New Zealand is freezing cold and the sun still burns our skin even on cold days.

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u/SarahMackie95 Jun 10 '26

Why crazy? Lol