Peel-away Soles

Shoes should be manufactured with several layers of peel-away plastic on the soles that prevent against messy situations when one forgets to look where one leaps.

The plastic layers could be regular Nitrocellulose tape, molded to fit with the tread design of the shoe bottom to promote traction.

When the unfortunate incident occurs, the befouled layer of plastic can be quickly peeled away, by pulling on a slightly protruding tab, to reveal a new layer of clean plastic.

The plastic will not be so thick as to create an imbalance in step when one shoe has less layers than another. When the layers run out, replacements can be purchased for your particular design of shoe.

Of course, this plastic would be best used for shoes with less stresses placed on the soles by friction. Such shoes would be walking shoes, dress shoes. Your smelly old sneakers however may not benefit from this protection.