I heard one could get hit but nothing would happen cause of being on rubber tires.( Mountain Bike) Also thinking metal or aluminium would attrack lightening. Also riding in wide open spaces. Am I safe on the bike? Or What?
2007-05-24 16:24:54 · 8 answers · asked by Cary F 4 in Sports ➔ Cycling
Hi Cary,
-If you got hit by lightning riding a bike you would get fried and you might live depending on the resistance in your body. Those rubber tires on the bike won't prevent you from getting fried, because you are not grounded. The current would arch over the rubber tires and travel to the ground.
-Lightning strikes anything! If you were riding a bike made of Carbon fiber or rubber the lightning would still take you out. Now if you were riding next to a buddy who had an aluminum or steel bike the lightning would probably choose your buddy with the steel or alloy bike.
-Lightning strikes anything. Don't ride a bike during a lightning storm.
-Read the article below in the Source section for more details. Hope this helps. = )
2007-05-24 17:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jett Boy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My cousin was riding his bike in Kansas and he was hit by a bolt of lightning. He died after a few days of internal and external burns to his body. He was riding an Aluminum Schwinn mountain bike during a thunder storm. They say the bikes tires exploded, all the plastic melted and the paint was burned off the bike. The Coroner determined the lightning struck my cousin on the back.
You are not safe riding in the lightning. Why would you want to ride in the lightning anyway? If you do ride in lightning and get struck by a bolt of lightning and live, please tell us about your experience.
2007-05-24 20:00:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will get fried. It's not the same as being inside the metal cage of an automobile with its big rubber tires. The lightning will hit the highest point, namely your head. Rain-wet bike tires will not insulate you - the are so small that a lightning strike will arc around them. And through you. After arcing 5 miles through the sky, one inch of rubber won't stop it. Bzzt!
2007-05-24 19:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get hit by lightning while on your bike. #1. you are not going to be helped in the least by your tires, they will likely be melted to your rims in a matter of a fraction of a second. #2. You are very unlucky, What are the odds? With all the hazards involved in biking, I don't think lightning is our biggest concern, if you get caught out in a storm you've got to get home right? But I wouldn't go "storm chasing" on my bike.
2007-05-25 00:54:34 · answer #4 · answered by jffsbr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your safe on rubber. if your in a place with something that reaches into the sky more then 10 feet itll most likly get hit before you do. your safe dont worry about it. but rain isnt to good to ride in. atleast its a mountain bike. watch those painted lines for traction=]
2007-05-24 17:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Chris W 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lightening bolt got jump from your body to the ground and fry you. pls ignore the idiots that say u are safe on rubber
2007-05-27 05:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by uridiot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You ever seen Reg from the "Great Outdoors"?
2007-05-24 16:44:46 · answer #7 · answered by horatio 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah, you can still get hit an you can die.
2016-05-17 08:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋