So you're comparing the great tragedy of the mid 1000s to wearing a mask to stop a worldwide plague? Doctors have been wearing masks for decades, and in places like Japan, even before the pandemic, you were expected to wear a mask even if you were slightly sick.
Most people that wear their masks in their cars aren't doing it to be protected, its either so they don't have to put it back in, or they just forgot to take it off.
