well, when I got off mine I was terrified and being on a metal bike seemed really dumb. It was a torrential rain storm and rolling thunder was right over my head and it seemed like a strike would be imminent, so I got off the thing. The crouch is advised to decrease your ground contact foot print. In my head I was thinking if these are my last thoughts, don't panic, what can I proactively do, instead of nothing. I wouldn't do it if it was just sprinkling and I heard thunder in the distance.