Originally Posted by rocks in head
edit. fiancee called, pleaded me not to ride home in lightning, knowing I would if she didn't tell me not to. So I'm listening to my better sense and leaving my poor bike locked up in the rain.
IMHO worrying about getting hit by lightning is ridiculous. Example: pick a tree at random. It's many times taller than you, is out in every single thunderstorm, and even so one in 10,000 will ever be hit. When's the last time your house was hit? Probably never. Most houses never are. Same logic; out in every storm, way taller than you, and heck, it has copper wiring up in the air to attract the lightning.
I just don't worry about it. Besides, I found out last year that heading out from under the awning at work while the smokers are under there watching the lightning and dime-sized hail coming down definitely cements your "crazy person" reputation. Just tip your head down enough that the visor protects your face; hail hitting lips is no fun.