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A driver is one who drives an automobile. A glove (glof) is a garment covering the hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gloves."

Driving gloves have external seams, open knuckles and backs, ventilation holes, short cuffs, and snaps. They should fit close and stretch to conform to the hand's anatomy. The most luxurious are made with Peccary gloving leather.

Driver’s gloves fulfill at least three functions: grip, increase feel of the road, and comfort. Although maximum tactility is an obvious starting point for driving gloves, any glove can be marketed as a driver’s glove, and can improve the grip on the steering wheel.

Driving glove
Driving gloves are designed for holding a steering wheel and transmitting the feeling of the road to the driver. They provide a good feel and protect the hands. They are designed to be worn tight and to not interfere with the hands movements. The increased grip allows for more control, and increased safety at speed.

True driver’s gloves can be identified because they offer tactile advantages to drivers frequently handling a car near the limits of adhesion. Made of soft leather, drivers gloves are unlined with external seams, which makes them seamless inside so as not to interfere with the sensitivity of the drivers touch on the steering wheel, and subsequently information from where the tire contacts the road. Driver’s gloves feature open knuckles and back for maximum flexibility, ventilation and to reduce stress on the soft, thin, skin tight, leather. Holes punched in fingers and palms for breathability, short cuffs so as not to restrict movement, and a stud fastener closure on the back for proper fit around the wrist.

The finest driving gloves, are handsewn using Peccary glove leather. Peccary is the world’s rarest and most luxurious gloving leather, although other materials and fasteners may be used. It is buttery soft, and hard wearing. Peccary is a difficult leather to sew, a time consuming and skilled process.

Types of gloves
The unlined designs allow the fingers senses through, so that drivers do not lose a layer of sensitivity lost with lined gloves. Driver’s gloves are frequently used to keep the hands warm, a function that is particularly necessary during top down operation in cold weather. The design of cars is such that the driver's hands remain on the steering wheel while driving, a position that leaves them exposed to the elements. The hands are also relatively inactive, and do not have a great deal of muscle mass, which also contributes to the possibility of chill. Lined gloves therefore contribute to insulating the hands while driving. Gloves should fit snugly but not be tight. Pay particular attention to the length of the fingers as the fingertips can become very cold if the glove's fingers are not long enough. Ideally the glove should be loose on the fingers and fit comfortably around the palm. A tight glove will tend to restrict blood flow and make the hand cold as it is at an extreme distance from the heart. Fingerless gloves have the fingers cut off. The exposed fingers interfere less with the sensation or gripping.
 * Unlined
 * Lined
 * Full fingered
 * Fingerless

Uses
Early racing cars used steering wheels taken directly from road cars. They were normally made from wood necessitating the use and development of driving gloves.