A Guide for Choosing the Perfect Driving Shoes

When it comes to driving, safety is always paramount. This also goes with the kind of clothing you wear and the shoes. An integral part of safety along with your seat belt are the right kind and type of footwear. Most people neglect driving shoes or are not aware that driving requires that you wear a certain type of footwear.

Developed mainly after the 1950s and 60s after the sports car boom, shoe manufacturers started showing a special interest in making shoes that would combine comfort, utility, safety, and also look good outside of the car too.If you are looking for the perfect car shoes, here’s what all you should be looking at

Safety

The prime factor for selecting driving shoes is safety. Since these shoes are purpose built for driving, they offer tremendous protection to the feet in the event of an accident. The common feature of these shoes is that they have a protecting layer which provides safety to your foot, from the toes to the heels. Also, in the event of a collision, there is a high chance that the clutch, brake, and the accelerator pedals might pierce your foot. So these shoes also offer sufficient protection that prevents the pedals from causing damage to your feet.

Comfort

Another important aspect for selecting the right car shoes is comfort. Most shoes which are made for comfort do not offer any protection to the driver and most shoes which are designed specifically for driving, do not offer much comfort. But these days footwear manufacturers have started making shoes which offer both, comfort and protection to the wearer. The utilitarian design of shoes these days manufactured for driving offer the user with comfort for driving and for walking as well. The soft sole design of these shoes ensures that the wearer is at ease while driving and while walking.

Utility

When footwear manufacturers started coming out purpose built shoes for driving in the 50s and the 60s, they were so focussed on making them look driving oriented that the result was that you couldn’t wear those shoes anywhere else except for driving. Plus, they were made out of pure leather which made them somewhat of a shoe for the rich. Recently all this has changed and manufacturers and designers have come out with the concept of ‘one shoe’ which can be used for both driving and walking. Now most driving shoes are elegantly designed which makes them wearable for any occasion and don’t cost an arm and a leg to purchase.

Now-a-days almost every major shoe manufacturer makes shoes which can be used for driving and they look exactly like your everyday shoes like loafers, moccasins etc. So follow this guide before purchasing shoes for driving.