Rider killed by lightning
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Rider killed by lightning
http://www.cjonline.com/news/local/2...d_by_lightning
If you're like me you've done a lot of riding in the rain. Not that I'd ride in a lighting storm, but I was under the impression that tires provided some insulation from harm. Condolences to the rider and his family.
If you're like me you've done a lot of riding in the rain. Not that I'd ride in a lighting storm, but I was under the impression that tires provided some insulation from harm. Condolences to the rider and his family.
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http://www.cjonline.com/news/local/2...d_by_lightning
If you're like me you've done a lot of riding in the rain. Not that I'd ride in a lighting storm, but I was under the impression that tires provided some insulation from harm. Condolences to the rider and his family.
If you're like me you've done a lot of riding in the rain. Not that I'd ride in a lighting storm, but I was under the impression that tires provided some insulation from harm. Condolences to the rider and his family.
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http://www.cjonline.com/news/local/2...d_by_lightning
If you're like me you've done a lot of riding in the rain. Not that I'd ride in a lighting storm, but I was under the impression that tires provided some insulation from harm. Condolences to the rider and his family.
If you're like me you've done a lot of riding in the rain. Not that I'd ride in a lighting storm, but I was under the impression that tires provided some insulation from harm. Condolences to the rider and his family.
I chuckle when I hear someone mention the insulation of the tires. The lightning strike just got done crossing hundreds of feet of open air but it can't make it the last 4"? Of course it can.
As mentioned, when in a car the current passes around you. If you are touching something metal with your hand (like having your hand out the window) and your foot near something like the gas pedal it can still give you a shock, but that's rare.
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I chuckle when I hear someone mention the insulation of the tires. The lightning strike just got done crossing hundreds of feet of open air but it can't make it the last 4"? Of course it can.
As mentioned, when in a car the current passes around you. If you are touching something metal with your hand (like having your hand out the window) and your foot near something like the gas pedal it can still give you a shock, but that's rare.
As mentioned, when in a car the current passes around you. If you are touching something metal with your hand (like having your hand out the window) and your foot near something like the gas pedal it can still give you a shock, but that's rare.
Plus, water conducts electricity...if it's raining do you think the tires are wet?
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