Is there any proof that boots are safer to drive in than comfy shoes

Seems like if you're wearing something uncomfortable you'll be prone to FOOT FATIGUE

 

Barefoot for the win...

 

It has nothing to do with driving, it has to do with getting out of the truck and working.

If you want to change your boots for shoes, go for it, no one is going to stop you. BUT if you want to work with shoes on and take a chance of getting hurt, that's on you.

 

Always better to change your shoes when entering the truck..I'm a neat freak..
Lightest oversized comfy shoes for driving
Flip flop and sandal peeps...should be shot..

 

I usually just drive in socks. My boots sit behind my seat. I just slip them on when i need to exit the truck. I never untie those things, always worn shoes a little loose. My brown boots don't even have laces. They all steel toe of course.

 

I lnow guys who would pull over before a customer & put their work clothes on boots included. But as soon as they left, they would throw on their sweatpants & flip flops for that 500 mile drive.

Dressed proper for work outside the truck, dressed for comfort inside the truck.

Ps. A rubbemaid container of the right size will hold your shoes/boots & contain the dirt. Keeping the trucks interior clean

 

This is one of those topics like which cell phone provider has the best service. I'm suspicious of the motivation behind the question. As some carriers require a uniform I can see them also requiring footwear. In this case I say follow the rules set forth by the carrier. In general though a driver should wear the appropriate footwear for the job. I have driven barefooted. However I had slippers handy. This forum has hundreds of threads about drivers saying DOT officers have targeted them. If you step out of a truck once stopped by a DOT officer barefooted or in slippers what message does this send? Then we get peeved off when same officer treats us drivers like we are children? I'm sorry, I admit I am in a foul mood. My father always drove wearing cowboy boots. I never thought they were safe to drive in. This is why I am not saying boots are better. They are not. Im on my cell phone as I type this. I see no basic problem with driving comfortable. I DID! However never forget you might be forced in a split second to get out. At least keep good footware handy that you can grab on the way out. As to the safety of boots over things like slippers? No difference in my opinion. In some other non safety related issues there are potentially huge differences.

 

This is how they want you to look

This is how you really look

 

not really true.

i have a pair of Red Wing boots, that i bought back in November of 2005......that's right, as i recall the job i had, and i needed something comfortable as i worked the dock with that job.

i have bought many pairs of cushy Red Wing insoles

i have had the outer soles done over 3 times now.

for my current job, these are what i wear, and my work hours are way shorter than many other here.

what i would recommend, as when i did long haul, is wear comfortable running shoes, or sneakers, or ankle high work shoes.. then before you go into a warehouse, change into your work boots...some places require you to have steel toe, some do not.

what you would want to do is, have a change of boots, or shoes or sneakers, to allow each pair to dry out.