New Zealand Wants Drivers to Wear Gloves Calls from New Zealand to cover up one's hand by w earing gloves when driving a car is silly to say t he least. This may be something to think about if one is a delivery van or a truck driver but ordina ry people don't drive enough to warrant it. They s ay the belief that glass provides protection from ultraviolet radiation is a myth. Sunscreen maker "Oasis Beauty" has suggested putti ng sunscreen on hands before driving. This is soun d advice, coming from a producer of sunscreen. The International Agency for Research on Cancer says drivers should wear gloves, long sleeved shirts an d sun glasses. Unless one is a professional driver this is a bit much. Car producers state that laminated windscreens do block UV radiation: 80 percent of UV-a. It is side windows that are dangerous, though 37 percent of UV-a and 97 percent of UV-b are blocked. From thes e data obviously the New Zealand Cancer Society an d Oasis Beauty are wrong and car glass does offer protection. Furthermore, most countries do allow s ide windows to be tinted which helps.
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