Originally Posted by jtgotsjets

according to this, about 3 times as many people are injured by lightning than killed by it. if we're accepting 38 as the correct yearly figure, then we could expect somewhere in the vicinity of 120 strikes that do not kill every year. still hardly a statistic to worry about.

i think everyone has made the proper caveats. there are things you can do to reduce your risk, but honestly how many people out there commute through giant vacant fields every day? i'm sorry you've been hit by lightning, but just because your lifetime risk is 100% doesn't mean you should act as a scare-monger.

bottom-line: don't worry about being hit by lightning. don't ride if you can't handle the weather. don't get hit by a car.