Why would you feel self conscious about wearing driving gloves? I wear them routinely to protect leather touch points in my cars. I keep black, tan and red gloves around that match the interiors of my cars. I keep them in the cars and remove them before I get out so they’re always available. I started wearing gloves after I saw what happened to the latex gloves I’d wear when doing procedures at work. It’s the same thing that you see on metal hand rails after being held for years by people. If people’s acidic sweat can do that to iron, just imagine what can happen to leather. I’d rather toss a pair of $10 gloves than spend $500 or more to remove, recover and replace a steering wheel. Just sayin.