Originally Posted by
electrik
The only thing that is clear is that you are not in possession of relevant statistics regarding lightning strikes. 1 in 100 may be BANG on for cyclists out in the middle of a lightning storm. Stop guessing and stop comparing lightning to cars - the circumstances and event of being hit by lightning or a car are two VERY different things.
Respect lightning, don't travel on a bicycle and try to stay indoors during storms.
It seems clear that you have some degree of astraphobia... The OP talked of multiple unsafe riding practices, in order to get to his home (rather than seek a closer safe shelter). It is clear from the evidence I've presented (and a little common sense) that his risky riding put him in greater danger than the lightning. A point you seem incapable of understanding given your unreasonable fear of getting hit by a lightning strike...
If being outside in a lightning storm (whether golfing, hiking, or riding a bicycle) were even remotely close to a 1% probability of getting struck by lightning the morgues would be filled with corpses and we would hear public service announcements hourly... 58 deaths per year on average for the last 30 years.... that would mean only 5800 people exposed to one lightning storm per year on average in the US. The statistics I quoted earlier do not appear to be based upon simple US population, but rather population (estimated) exposed in combination with the number of events exposed to. A probability of 0.0004% (in the most likely case)... In other words the odds are based upon 14.5 million person exposures (hardly the entire US population) in other words 14.5 million people out in one storm or 1.45 million people in 10 storms or 145000 people in 100 storms, etc...
Riding recklessly is the last thing a person should do if caught out in a lightning storm...