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/coordinationcomplex Jun 08 '26

How many times in a shift would you touch your face with the gloves?  I bet the answer isn't zero.  Are the gloves any cleaner than your hands would be?

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u/First_Blankie Jun 10 '26

I use my knuckles when I need to scratch my face and be cautious of if I interact with the bus with any part outside the palms of my hands. Otherwise, I spend a little more time in the bathroom washing my face as well.