mudda Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 What do you do ? Cycle , or wait for it to pass?
Sepia Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Switch ALL your lights on and pedal! Edited October 28, 2013 by Sepia Lexx and Danger Dassie 2
Moriarty Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 If there's lightening around and it's still dry you shouldn't, a moving object generates charge and so is more likely to be struck.....................
Guest Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Stay away from trees and tall objects. The lower you keep the better. find shelter if its really bad. I was caught once in a really bad storm and was almost sure I wasnt going to make it. Me and a friend hid under a water tower that created a Faraday cage effect, the lighting will choose to flow through the structure to ground and not your body. slowpoke 1
Vetseun Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 As a sinner, I prefer to stay out of the lightning. You never know when it may strike 428 others, Ramrod, urbanroyal and 11 others 14
Tractor Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Typical Highveld thunderstorm we've just had - normally short and sweet, usually worthwhile just waiting a while for the worst to pass and as previously mentioned switch on ALL lights and pedal slowpoke 1
madbradd Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 You're less likely to be injured while on your bike than if you're walking. If you can track stand under a bridge you're probably as safe as you can get as long as you're not propping yourself next to a column or the wall.... Re the building up a charge, and thus attracting lightning.... lightning isn't that predictable unfortunately. what it comes down to is that lightning strikes are probabilistic. They also do damage to people through at least 5 different mechanisms. To minimise your chances of being "struck": seek shelter, stay low(er than surrounding structures), keep your feet together, stay away (about a meter) from vertical structures. slowpoke 1
Ozzie NL Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Wouldn't you be safe as long as you ride on rubber tyres, ie none condusive (and make sure not to put your feet on the ground?
igknot Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Wouldn't you be safe as long as you ride on rubber tyres, ie none condusive (and make sure not to put your feet on the ground?Nope. The charge is large enough to jump from the clouds to the earth, I am sure it would manage the few cms from your body to the ground. You are safe in a car because it is a farraday cage. It is not the rubber that protects you. Edited October 28, 2013 by igknot GaryvdM and nickc 2
madbradd Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Nope. The charge is large enough to jump from the clouds to the earth, I am sure it would manage the few cms from your body to the ground. You are safe in a car because it is a farraday cage. It is not the rubber that protects you. Exactly, won't help in the case of a direct strike. But it does help with step and touch potentials, two of the other mechanisms I spoke of. When lighting strikes the energy flows into the ground, but some also flows along the surface.... if you are a better conductor than the ground it will flow through you instead.
jatho Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Long answer: read all these posts, short answer: just don't ride if there's thunder! madbradd 1
madbradd Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Long answer: read all these posts, short answer: just don't ride if there's thunder! +1
igknot Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Long answer: read all these posts, short answer: just don't ride if there's thunder! Do I understand correctly that Thor Hushovd is the danger ?? Spidermonkey and TheRob 2
Super Sywurm Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 It's really bad when you're out cycling and it starts to rain and the wind blows all the rain in your face (OUCH)!!! Not fun, just try to avoid it if you can!
Christie Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Plus if it rains hard, visability is very low, risk of getting hit by a car is much bigger. I would be more afraid of cars
1hill@aTime Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 always cycle with taller friends TheRob 1
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