Originally Posted by k71021
If I was riding my bike in a storm and a person in the “Lightning Desperation Position” I would likely injure myself as I fell off the bike in a moment of absolute hysteria.
Talk about paranoia, I would like to see some objective statistics on deaths by lightning strikes. I think we have more to worry about with cars than lightning.
No joke! I would seriously dismount my bike and walk up to the guy and gently tap him on the shoulders (or the hump on his back) and say in a soothing voice "it's ok, you don't have to cry, let me help you up and walk you back to your bike".
If he doesn't respond, I'll probably use my pinky and push his head to see if he tips over.