Ask Google, and it answers: Myth: Rubber tires on a car protect you from lightning by insulating you from the ground. Fact: Most cars are safe from lightning, but it is the metal roof and metal sides that protect you, NOT the rubber tires. Remember, convertibles, motorcycles, bicycles, open-shelled outdoor recreational vehicles and cars with fiberglass shells offer no protection from lightning. When lightning strikes a vehicle, it goes through the metal frame into the ground. Don't lean on doors during a thunderstorm.
Relevant part: Remember, convertibles, motorcycles, bicycles, open-shelled outdoor recreational vehicles and cars with fiberglass shells offer no protection from lightning. Source is NOAA, which is pretty dependable: http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/myths.shtml <http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/myths.shtml> So, according to the US weather experts, your bike’s tires won’t protect you in a lighting storm. --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > On Jul 9, 2017, at 7:00 PM, Ian A <attew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I wonder how much insulation the bike tires would provide, assuming one was > hit while riding? Growing up in England, I heard a number of accounts of > people surviving a lightning strike because of wearing wellington (rubber) > boots. > > Wouldn't want to test theory, myself. > > ianA/Canada > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
