But thunderstorms form and intensify quickly, and they often move quickly, so it is not uncommon to be far from home with a thunderstorm bearing down on you. The most obvious way to avoid being hit by lightning is checking the weather before you go out.
Rather the big metal cage of the car’s body and frame may direct the energy around the passenger compartment, frying the car instead of you. Even when it comes to cars, it’s not the rubber tires that might offer protection from lightning. The National Weather Service points out: “The average lightning bolt carries about 30,000 amps of charge, has 100 million volts of electric potential, and is about 50,000☏.” That much energy will burn through hardier insulators than your relatively small tires. While rubber is a good electrical insulator, there isn’t enough rubber in bike tires to protect you from lightning. With some major endurance events coming up in the next few months (Haute Route Rockies, Dirty Kanza 200, Ride the Rockies, Leadville 100, the Breck Epic, the Colorado Classic, and Ironman Boulder to name a few), here’s a refresher on facts, myths, and recommendations around lightning. Although Colorado is not the most lightning-prone state (Tennesee takes that honor), more people die from lightning strikes in Colorado than in any other state.
Lightning season is fast approaching in Colorado, even if I am writing this while heavy spring snow is falling in Colorado Springs.
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