Originally Posted by
JPprivate
So after a months of commuting I finally got caught in a downpour. As many have said here before, not a big deal, my brakes lost a big chunk of their efficiency, that's about it. What did concern me is lightning? Anybody here who got struck by lightning yet?
(just kidding...)
i doubt any one would be alive after getting nailed by a lightning....
Any advice, do you guys stop for a while or is the risk really minimal?
i just keep riding and get the hell out of the area ASAP, or go to the nearest bridge and hide until the storm is over.
most thunder/lightning storms are specific to an area, as it requires massive amount of rain clouds to generate those.
so just bike toward any clearer part of the raining area, depending on your luck it can be just a few Km away, or in very rare scenario covering the entire city... very unusual to have such a huge thunder storm, unless you are in a tornado area.
in which case, i'll probably use the bike chain to chain the bike and myself to the nearest bridge instead
