Originally Posted by
electrik
Of course, lets not forget he was also outside during a storm to begin with. I don't disagree that one should seek shelter if lightning becomes more intense.
I'm not sure why you're laughing at the sampling error comment... maybe explain your idea some more. I'm not agreeing with his philosophy either, i am just agreeing to the fact that lightning is dangerous.
I am not really laughing at the sampling error comment per se. But lightning strikes are fairly uncommon, being hit by a car is not. I was mostly suggesting to the OP that his somewhat reckless riding to get out of the storm was more likely to result in injury then a chance lightning strike. And yes for the purposes of determining if being hit by a car or a lightning strike I think the original probability estimate range I provided is pretty reasonable.
So do you actually disagree with my suggestion that getting to shelter as soon as possible
while still riding safely is what the OP should have done?