Both of my hands are permanently scarred from road rash I got when I was hit by a truck. I'm fairly certain had I worn gloves that day, the injuries to my hands would have been less severe. No broken bones but missing a lot of meat from my knuckles. Took a hell of a long time to heal. Only long lasting effect is, besides diminished strength, I can't clinch a fist. No more fisticuffs for my. Of all the "what if's" looking back at the day of the accident, the trivial glove thing is always in the back of my mind. It was the one thing I purposely left behind because I was running late.