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Old 07-27-15 | 09:33 PM
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I totally agree with you.No matter how careful you are, no matter how good your equipments, riding in the thunderstorms still can be risk.
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Old 07-28-15 | 07:43 AM
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Lightning safety tips from the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. Tampa lays claim to being America's Lightning Capital.

TBRPC ~ Emergency Management Tampa Bay Prepares
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Old 07-28-15 | 11:26 AM
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Man, 32, in critical condition after being struck by lightning - Montreal - CBC News
Might want to look at this
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Old 07-28-15 | 12:16 PM
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"Our paramedics arrived on the scene to find a 32-year-old male unconscious. Apparently he had been riding a bicycle and took a direct hit from a bolt of lightning," said Bob Lamle, Urgences-Santé spokesman.
Well, not much will protect you from a direct hit. If it's going to hit you, it's going to hit you no matter what, and it's going to hurt.
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