Poll: How many of you are hanging your face masks on your rearview mirrors?

[TexasTowelie]

While COVID-19 should not be taken lightly, there are also serious repercussions in auto accidents. Hanging a facemask on the rearview mirror obstructs the driver's vision and could lead to an accident.

30 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	I hang my facemask on the rearview mirror most or all of the time.
	4 (13%)
	I hang my facemask on the rearview mirror sometimes.
	0 (0%)
	I hang my facemask on the rearview mirror rarely or never at all.
	20 (67%)
	I use public transporation so I don't have anywhere to hang my facemask.
	0 (0%)
	I ride my bike or walk so I don't have anywhere to hang my facemask.
	0 (0%)
	I don't wear a facemask anywhere.
	0 (0%)
	Other (please elaborate).
	6 (20%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[LAS14]

1. I hang it on the direction indicator lever. nt

[NewJeffCT]

33. If I hang it anywhere in my car

that is where I do it as well.

[CTyankee]

2. I voted Other. On the passenger seat, of course!

[TexasTowelie]

9. A good choice as long as you don't have any passengers.

[CTyankee]

12. Then they gotta hold it!

[Midnightwalk]

11. Great now I can't vote

because I had the same Other reason. Oh well.



In my wife's car it's in the center box.

[spanone]

3. Shift lever....

[orwell]

4. I wear my facemask when I drive...

...along with rubber gloves. I live in a rural area and I do it to piss off the Drumpers. Besides, since I am always wearing the face mask when I am out, it doesn't bother me as much because I forget I have it on. It has become a security blanket.

[mucifer]

5. My work N95 I keep in a paper bag and wear it for a total of 8 hours my person procedure mask

I try to keep in a paper bag and I do reuse those for a bit too.

We are lucky we now have enough N 95 and we can get them sanitized.

[jimfields33]

6. Never even thought to do that.

I put mine on the passenger seat so I don’t forget it. Although I do have to go back for it once in awhile if I’m getting out of the car and start walking towards the store. I see a person wearing a mask coming out of the store. I then turn around to go back and get mine. Its rare but it happens from time to time.

[marlakay]

31. Same here, I keep mine in my purse

And my hubby in his cargo shorts pocket. If we are walking I keep in my shorts pocket also in case people come by.

Then either wash hands when I get home, use sanitizer wipe or sanitizer gel.

I have a bunch of different masks homemade I bought from neighbors and I put in the net for delicates in the wash weekly.

But now I am wondering if my method could spread germs.

[jimfields33]

41. Honestly I think your doing good.

I don’t think there is a hundred percent perfect way to navigate through this. But I think your process is great!

[MerryBlooms]

7. On the passenger seat while driving, on the mirror when I pull into driveway.

[Still Sensible]

8. On the turn signal lever... n/t

[csziggy]

10. My husband hangs his on his rearview mirror when he parks at home

That wasy he always has a face mask with him. He figures the light and heat coming through the windshield sanitizes it.

But that has unfortunate consequences. The other day we dropped our truck off at the mechanic. He, as usual, hung his face mask when he parked it, as his habit.When we got to our one stop on the way home, he didn't have a mask. I lent him mine since he needed to use the rest room, then he bought a disposable and wore it when we both went into the cafe.

Now he puts a face mask with his wallet - which is not foolproof since he forgot his wallet the other day.

[TexasTowelie]

18. Well, it looks like I'm going to get some unusual stories with this thread.

May I also make a suggestion?

To make sure that your husband doesn't leave home without his wallet you should grab him by the butt before departing. Mr. Ziggy might appreciate it.

[LiberalArkie]

22. The UV from the sunlight does sanitize it down here I the summer and the heat probably does also.

I keep a couple hanging on the mirror in case I forget my main one that I spray with 90% rubbing alcohol when I get back home.

[Codeine]

27. Windshields block 98%+ of all forms of UV light.

The side windows block much less as they aren’t laminated in the same fashion. You’re better off hanging them from the coathook if you want them sanitized. Better to just wash them.

[LiberalArkie]

29. That should be fine then.. I only need one of the backups about 1 time a month.

[sl8]

39. Also, the UVC is almost entirely filtered out by the atmosphere (ozone).

I know that UVC is used as a germicide, but I don't know how effective UVA & UVB are. I'd think that Ionger wavelengths would tend to be less effective, but maybe not in this particular case.

[Codeine]

40. UVc is the germicide.

It’s also brutally carcinogenic.

[sl8]

42. I had always thought that all UVC was dangerous to humans, until a couple of months ago.

A couple of months ago there was a flurry of articles about using certain wavelengths of far UVC for sanitizing, saying that those particular wavelengths were safe. If you google"far UVC safe", you'll see what I mean. They may have all been based on the same study, I'm not sure.

Here's an excerpt from a recent study:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-67211-2

[...]
Ultraviolet (UV) light exposure is a direct antimicrobial approach4 and its effectiveness against different strains of airborne viruses has long been established5. The most commonly employed type of UV light for germicidal applications is a low pressure mercury-vapor arc lamp, emitting around 254?nm; more recently xenon lamp technology has been used, which emits broad UV spectrum6. However, while these lamps can be used to disinfect unoccupied spaces, direct exposure to conventional germicidal UV lamps in occupied public spaces is not possible since direct exposure to these germicidal lamp wavelengths can be a health hazard, both to the skin and eye7,8,9,10.

By contrast far-UVC light (207 to 222?nm) has been shown to be as efficient as conventional germicidal UV light in killing microorganisms11, but studies to date12,13,14,15 suggest that these wavelengths do not cause the human health issues associated with direct exposure to conventional germicidal UV light. In short (see below) the reason is that far-UVC light has a range in biological materials of less than a few micrometers, and thus it cannot reach living human cells in the skin or eyes, being absorbed in the skin stratum corneum or the ocular tear layer. But because viruses (and bacteria) are extremely small, far-UVC light can still penetrate and kill them. Thus far-UVC light potentially has about the same highly effective germicidal properties of UV light, but without the associated human health risks12,13,14,15. Several groups have thus proposed that far-UVC light (207 or 222?nm), which can be generated using inexpensive excimer lamps, is a potential safe and efficient anti-microbial technology12,13,14,15,16,17,18 which can be deployed in occupied public locations.

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[jalan48]

13. I use the gear shift in my Prius.

[Karadeniz]

14. I keep mine in the console between the two front seats.

[ARPad95]

15. My face mask hangs around my neck in the car. I sew my own face masks with a color coordinated

elastic band that goes above the tops of my ears and around the back of my head when I'm wearing it. When I don't need to have it on my face, I just pull it down like it's a necklace. Very comfy and never have to put it down when I'm out and about.

[Bettie]

16. Mine is in my purse or

on my face. If I'm in between locations (not very common, I don't go anywhere anymore), it hangs around my neck, since I prefer a mask that ties behind my head.

[Blue_true]

17. I started out hanging mine on the rear view mirror until one of my brothers

told me that I could get a ticket. Now I leave the emergency mask on the dash. The mask in my car is used only if I forget to bring one from inside my house (only happened once when I was in a big hurry).

[madaboutharry]

19. I hang it on my right ear.

Am I the only one who does this?

[Codeine]

23. I do that a lot.

Keeps me from having to turn around and get it after I’m halfway across the parking lot.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

20. "I ride my bike or walk so I don't have anywhere to hang my facemask." NT

[TexasTowelie]

30. Dang it,

I forgot to include the skateboarders.

[dawg day]

21. I have about 5 strung on my gearshift.

I've taken to wearing a disposable one inside a cloth one, so I always have a couple right to hand.

[Klaralven]

24. What else are all those cup holders for?

[Codeine]

25. Hanging things from the mirror is super-irresponsible

and can result in a ticket.

[qwlauren35]

26. In a hook in the kitchen.

My mask is on when I leave the house as I get into my car and doesn't come off until I get back in the house. Plus I have a few in the glove compartment.

[GoCubsGo]

28. I don't hang anything on my rearview mirror, unless my car is parked.

Not a mask, not fuzzy dice, not a graduation tassel, or anything else. I don't like the distraction. I will occasionally hang my mask on it when my car is parked, but never when it's in operation.

[marybourg]

32. I hang my face masks from my car radio knob.

The radio doesn’t work any more, so the masks are safe there. Thanks Toyota.

[Generic Brad]

34. Why would anyone obstruct their view of the road?

That seems like a pretty dangerous thing to do.

[SheltieLover]

35. Never on mirror

Pointless to wear a mask, then take it off, hang it on mirror, & have AC blowing potential virus in my face.

[cwydro]

36. Oh dear.

Never mind.

[stillcool]

37. I pull mine down around my neck

which I can do because I make ear buddies...a piece of fabric with buttons.

[sheshe2]

38. Gear shift or passenger seat.

I wash them after I wear them.