Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Maybe a carbon fibre bike with all carbon components could of saved him, since it doesn't conduct electricity like metal does...Or did he have a camera mounted on his helmet ??.
It needs mentioning that lightning will go to metal first, namely lightning rods or power lines. In this case the rider made a good enough path to ground. You really think that a lightning bolt, something with enough energy to power a small town for a few seconds is going to not simply spark out of rider and to ground if bike isnt metal etc? If there's enough potential current and not too much insulating properties, these amperages and voltages will use just about any material to get to ground.
- Andy